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#1 2003-01-13 1:09 pm
- stephen
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604e 233 upgrade question
Hi,
I am getting a 9500/150 computer for free, and have seen a 604e 233MHz processor card for sale. Now, if I want to have a 9500/233, can I just swap the processor cards? Or is it not that easy? 
Stephen
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#2 2003-01-13 1:23 pm
- theoperator
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Re: 604e 233 upgrade question
That's all I had to do to upgrade my dad's 7600 120 to a 135.
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#3 2003-01-13 2:06 pm
Re: 604e 233 upgrade question
I went to small dog and read I can upgrade a 9500/200 to a Sonnet Crescendo 500MHz/250/1MB G3 card PCI is this possible.
Also what kind of RAM can I install and how the hell so I get the case to open? (aside from the case cover)
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#4 2003-01-13 6:16 pm
- dv
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Re: 604e 233 upgrade question
Yes it's possible to upgrade a 9500/200 to a 500 MHz G3 or G4. You don't need new RAM, the upgrade replaces only your CPU.
You just pop the top, swap the CPU daughtercards, and go.
Although with a 9500 case, I hear it's a bit harder than that, but that's the fault of the case design, not the processor.
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