YDL 2.2 and PPC 7500

Mark Walker yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Sat, 15 Jun 2002 21:36:42 -0700


I have no idea what the model number of the processor is, but my computer is
a PowerMac 7500, commonly refered to as a PPC 7500.  When it came out the
processors were 601s, 603, 604...

> You mean a 750or 7400 right?
> the current g4 apollo 1ghz processor is only a 7455, the 7500 is still
> not yet is mass production.
> 
> but the g3 is a 750..   I really shouldn't be complaining about it, but
> it might bring up troubles if you are looking for tech support, and say
> it is a 7500, they will think you have some sort of prototype powermac,
> teehee
> -tim
> 
> On Saturday, June 15, 2002, at 12:02 PM, Shawn Dunn wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, 15 Jun 2002 09:48:10 -0700
>> Mark Walker <walkermh@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> I'm fairly sure upgrade cards work
>>> 
>>>> On Saturday 15 June 2002 04:38, you wrote:
>>>>> My second attempt to find a solution.
>>>>> Will YDL 2.2 run on a PPC 7500 with 320 MB RAM, 2 SCSI HHD (9.1 GB
>>>>> and
>>>>> 4.5GB), Voodoo 3 2000, a Sonnet G3 400 upgrade card, a Belkin USB pci
>>>> 
>>>> I read somehwere that processor upgrade cards don't work ... or was
>>>> that
>>>> simply *unsupported* ... maybe you could pull the upgrade and see if
>>>> it
>>>> installs OK ..
>>> 
>> Actually, on some models the sonnet cards can be troublesome, although
>> that's been primarily on the NuBus machines (x100 Performas and
>> Powermacs).
>> 
>> --Shawn
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