Thread
Quicksilver CPU Mod/Digital Audio
I have been reading about how you can use a Quicksilver CPU in a Digital Audio powermac, but it has to have a 12 Volt connection, anyone here know how to do that or know of a guide online?
have a look around xlr8yourmac.com
Here is a page with a 12 volt mod.
However, keep in mind that I have seen it suggested that the Digital Audio G4s do not recognise the L3 cache of Quicksilver processors. However, I don't know whether the person making this claim is correct and it may only apply to the earlier Sawtooth/Gigabit Ethernet G4s. Since the Digital Audio motherboard is essentially identical to the Quicksilver, I personally don't see why the Digital Audio would not recognize the L3 cache. In short, you may be better off (and have less work to do) using a third party cpu upgrade which will definitely support the L3 cache in a Digital Audio.
However, keep in mind that I have seen it suggested that the Digital Audio G4s do not recognise the L3 cache of Quicksilver processors. However, I don't know whether the person making this claim is correct and it may only apply to the earlier Sawtooth/Gigabit Ethernet G4s. Since the Digital Audio motherboard is essentially identical to the Quicksilver, I personally don't see why the Digital Audio would not recognize the L3 cache. In short, you may be better off (and have less work to do) using a third party cpu upgrade which will definitely support the L3 cache in a Digital Audio.
As I recall it only applies if you do not reinstall your OS after the CPU swap. Apparently the L3 is recognized and works just fine if you reinstall.