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G4 processor upgrade advice needed
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Macola
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Dec 12, 2003, 10:49 AM
 
I'm bidding on a (non-eBay) auction for a Gigabit ethernet graphite G4 case and logic board. I had planned to buy an OWC processor upgrade. However, their site mentions that the firmware needs to be updated before installing the processor upgrade. Since the machine doesn't currently have a processor, I'm sorta stuck. Has anyone installed a processor upgrade without having the original CPU on these machines?
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Dec 12, 2003, 01:21 PM
 
Originally posted by Macola:
I'm bidding on a (non-eBay) auction for a Gigabit ethernet graphite G4 case and logic board. I had planned to buy an OWC processor upgrade. However, their site mentions that the firmware needs to be updated before installing the processor upgrade. Since the machine doesn't currently have a processor, I'm sorta stuck. Has anyone installed a processor upgrade without having the original CPU on these machines?
If you need a 450 to drop in there to test it out first and see if it has the firmware PM me. I also have a Sonnet 800 MHz Upgrade card as well if you are interested.
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