[NTLK] 7448 G4?

[Gregory Aydelotte]

Ok. Well I have the sonnet from my old DA that I believe succumbed to a power supply failure. I now have a 2.3 ghz G5 which I use NCX for my Newton synchs.


Thanks ,
Gregg
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On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Tony Morrow <gizmo1482 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Most likely. The 1.42GHz upgrades were 7445 G4 processors. They were slower
> than the 7447 versions in clock speed but had a huge L3 cache that made up
> for it. For most tasks a 1.42 GHz 7445 was just as fast as a 1.8GHz 7447.
> The only thing to worry about is if the upgrade you are looking at is for a
> Mirror Drive Door PowerMac. Those systems were different from the
> Sawtooth-Quicksilver systems.
> On May 4, 2013 2:13 PM, "Gregory Aydelotte" <lugdstlwol at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello Raúl,
>>
>>
>> Would a 1.42 ghz sonnet card for a G4  digital audio work?
>>
>>
>>  Gregg
>> —
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 6:51 PM, Raúl Montón Pinillos <raul_m_p at me.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Yes, 7447A and 7448 processors require a firmware update (actually, the
>> same update works for both). But even if you had waited to
>> Newertech/Powerlogix to release the 7448, they sold them for a lot more
>> money than a 7447A. So it wasn't worth it at the time.
>> > El 01/05/2013, a las 00:01, Tony Morrow <gizmo1482 at gmail.com> escribió:
>> >>
>> >> On Apr 29, 2013, at 9:19 AM, Raúl Montón Pinillos wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> I'm upgrading a G4 Cube. The reason I'll also buy a tower CPU is
>> because is possible to add the VRM bypass to a tower CPU by desoldering a
>> few resistors on the PCB and adding the necessary wiring. So, even if the
>> processor card isn't officially compatible with the G4 Cube, all 7448
>> upgrades for Sawtooth, Gigabit Ethernet, Digital Audio or Quicksilver
>> PowerMac G4 should work after the hardware tweaking.
>> >>>
>> >>> As far as I know, the only 7448 upgrades ever made were from
>> PowerLogix (PowerForce '48) and NewerTech (MaxPower 7448), and were sold
>> along the cheaper (and much more common) 7447A models.
>> >>
>> >> Ah, the Cube. I remember some the upgrades sold to handle more power.
>> There were higher capacity VRMs, low profile heat sinks for dual CPU cards,
>> fan mods, and a lot more. I had forgotten about the VRM bypass mod. Your
>> memory is better than mine. I only remember NewerTech every getting their
>> 7448 G4 to market. Sadly I couldn't wait long enough for the 7448 to be
>> released and bought a dual 1.8GHz 7447A from GigaDesigns back in 2007 for
>> my QuickSilver. These days the system is down clocked to 1.6GHz for
>> stability and acts has my storage server.
>> >>
>> >> Technical Question: DId the 7448 require a firmware update like the
>> 7447 processors?
>> >>
>> >> -Tony
>> >>
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