LC580--->PM 5500?

[Quadraman]

I am wondering. You can put a 6200 motherboard into an LC 580. You can also put a 6360/6400/6500 motherboard into a 6200/6300 IF you also change the power supply. It then follows that you can also put a 6360/6400/5500 motherboard into an LC 580 IF you also change the power supply. Has anyone actually done this?

 

[LCGuy]

It has been done before.

http://www.macmod.com/content/view/34/192/

 

[Quadraman]

Hmmm...it is surprising that he doesn't mention changing the power supply. The PCI motherboards draw more power than Nubus ones so I wouldn't think an LC power supply would work since all the PPC Nubus-->PPC PCI swaps I have seen REQUIRE the changing of the power supply. Maybe the LC AIO power supplies are rated higher because they also have to power a monitor?