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PowerMac 5500
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CandyMaffia
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Feb 14, 2002, 11:31 PM
 
I have a PM5500/225 96ram 2GB and i wonder if i can speed up the processor somehow?? is there anything more i can do to make the computer faster??
imac g5 20" isight ed. user with ipod shuffle, ibook g3 700mhz, nokia 6680, canon cp3200
     
Cipher13
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Feb 16, 2002, 01:43 AM
 
Does it have a L2 cache chip installed? If not, it has a socket for a cache chip...

You can put a G3 or G4 upgrade on it, but a G4 would be a waste due to the 50 MHz bus speed of the 5500.
     
   
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