Subject: Re: powerpc 604ev upgrade problems (a bit OT)
To: netbsd-macppc <port-macppc@NetBSD.ORG>
From: James Bilotto <jb13@gomerbud.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 07/14/2004 18:06:32
On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 10:57:11PM +0200, Riccardo Mottola wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> this is a more technical problem. I have a pm 9600/200 which is reported
> to have a tsunami board and has a 640e cpu. I was able to obtain a cpu
> module from a faster 9600 because they upgraded it to G4. SO I have now
> a Mach5 604ev cpu module with 1MB of cache and 350MHz ! but it was made
> for a 'kansas' board. If I fit the cpu module in my mac it fits
> perfectlly but the mac doesn't boot.
> 
> Any had experience with this ? are later 9600 logic boards so much
> different from mine ? All the information I found on the internet
> regarded overclocking those cpu modules (also some benchmarks which show
> their impressive performance against early G3's) but not in a way to
> adapt them to older macs.
> 
> Anyone had experience ?  Otherwise I have this excellent CPU idle and
> this is a pity.

yes they are different, _do_not_use_ in your tsunami board.