[G4] Wanted: parts for G4 DP500

[Brian Deuel]

On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:56:23 -0700 (PDT), "Amir 'CG' Caspi"
<cepheid at ssl.berkeley.edu> said:
> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008, Brian Deuel wrote:
> 
> > That's what I did. I found an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro on Craigslist for $25
> > and just flashed it myself. Saved myself $125 by not buying it on eBay
> 
> Hmm, wow.  OK, I'll take a look and see if I can find something around
> here then. =)  Brian, if you have any special resources like web pages
> with firmware, please let me know - I'm sure I can find it myself but if
> you already have that info handy, it would save me time. =)

http://themacelite.wikidot.com/start

> > Works great in a DP500 running Leopard, though.
> 
> I thought Leopard couldn't be installed without a minimum 867MHz
> processor... or did it work because of the Sonnet upgrade?

There are ways around the limit. Google "Leopard Assist" or go to
lowendmac.com and search for "unsupported Leopard installation".


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Brian Deuel
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Powermac G4 Gigabit Ethernet "Mystic"
1.8 Ghz Sonnet Processor
1.5 gig RAM
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128meg Video
Mac OS X 10.5.4

Powerbook G3 Pismo
400mhz processor
384 meg RAM
Mac OS X 10.4.11

iBook Bondi Clamshell
300mhz processor
160megs RAM
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