[G4] G4 APG graphics CPU upgrade

[John Niven]

If possible it's worth doing if you are running OSX.
But you must have a recent version of the Uni North
Asic chip on your motherboard. Go here:

http://newertech.com/tech_support/uni-north.php

and run this software to check. If your revision is up
to it then fitting a dual 450 or 500 module is easy. 

I have upgraded a couple of gigabit G4's to dual 450's
and like the result. However my work AGP 350 could not
go dual so I removed the optical ATA bus connector and
fitted it with a overclocked 800MHz QS single (this
requires some soldering). Works great! BTW the optical
drive plugs into the main ATA bus instead, and I use
SCSI drives via an ATTO pci card for storage. It's
running Tiger, MS Office, and X11 to connect to unix
boxes. I prefer it to the DULL laptop the company
supplies me with. Mostly seems faster also.

--- c m <dachamp_11226 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> can I upgrade the processor in my G4 APG 400MHz to a
> dual processor?
> 
> here is my system profile:
> 
>   Machine Name:	Power Mac G4 (AGP graphics)
>   Machine Model:	PowerMac3,1
>   CPU Type:	PowerPC G4  (2.9)
>   Number Of CPUs:	1
>   CPU Speed:	400 MHz
>   L2 Cache (per CPU):	1 MB
>   Memory:	1.5 GB
>   Bus Speed:	100 MHz
>   Boot ROM Version:	4.2.8f1
>   Serial Number:	XA0091A2HSE
>   Sales Order Number:	M7641LL/A
> 
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