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Mobile_tech
Starting Member
USA
8 Posts |
 Posted - 10 Jun 2003 : 06:44:58
Hey all,Found a Daystar card for sale, and it says compatibile with the LC series and Quadra's. It lists the LC 475. Is the PDS slot the same as the 575? Thanks! |
Mobile_tech
Starting Member
USA
8 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2003 : 06:48:10
Actual description is the following systems.
"Macintosh LC, Performa and Quadra 470, 570, 580, 630 and 605 series"Tia 
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Flash
Full Member
Australia
637 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2003 : 07:03:49
should work OK  - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it sure beats a blank stare for starting a conversation. 68k ParaMedic |
maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2003 : 07:41:05
Yeah, the LC PDS slot on the 475 is exactly the same as it is on the 575."**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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Official 68kMLA Detective
Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1 |
danamania
Official 68k Muse
Australia
1193 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2003 : 09:38:09
The daystar powercard doesn't fit in the LC PDS compatible slot, it goes directly into the 68040 processor socket. In short, the 68040 is removed, the powercard is plugged into the socket left behind, and the 68040 is then plugged back into the powercard, so the powercard has both the original 040 and the new 601 CPU on the card. The card -does- stop the LC PDS compatible slot from being used too. Daystar's manual on the powercard ( ftp://ftp.linkology.com/daystar/documents/PowerPC601/Man_PowerCard601.pdf ) has more info. dana
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Mobile_tech
Starting Member
USA
8 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2003 : 10:20:10
Thanks for all the info everyone!Now I am wondering if the card is worth buying. I wanted it to make a 601 Color Classic. (Have a 575 board in it all ready). But if I lose ethernet... well then it aint such a great hack...  Hmmmmmmm..... Thanks!
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tmtomh
Junior Member
USA
172 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jun 2003 : 19:38:18
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Thanks for all the info everyone!Now I am wondering if the card is worth buying. I wanted it to make a 601 Color Classic. (Have a 575 board in it all ready). But if I lose ethernet... well then it aint such a great hack...
You lose LC-PDS slot ethernet capability -- but you can still get a comm slot I ethernet card. That said, many folks believe that there's no point in putting a PowerCard in there unless it's the very rare 100MHz model (most are 66MHz). I happen to have a "PowerMystic" with a 66MHz 601 card and a comm slot I enet card. I can confirm that it's only slightly faster than a normal Mystic with a 33MHZ 68040 (that's a full '040, not a 'LC040). But it is fun to have the unit, and it's nice to be able to run any software and not have to worry about whether it's PPC-only or not. Matt No rank Permanent 68k roommates:
- "PowerMystic" Color Classic, 66MHz PPC601 card, full '040, 36/1.2G/enet, OS 8.1
- "Mystic" Color Classic, full '040, 36/700/enet, OS 8.1
- Q605 overclocked to 33MHz, full '040, 36/1.2G/enet, 8.1, Debian Woody |
Daystar Powercard 601
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