Installing a RARE 1 GHz G4 upgrade into a 266 MHz Beige G3 Macintosh - The Beige Beast, Part 4!

Today we're doing something I've always dreamed of - we're putting a Sonnet Encore G4 1Ghz ZIF upgrade into the Beige Beast! If all goes well, we should wind up with the fastest possible Beige G3. But can this ancient 1997 Power Macintosh really handle 1Ghz of PURPLE POWER? Let's find out!

I found this wonderful upgrade at the Apple Rescue of Denver: http://www.applerescueofdenver.com/

Part 1:    • Combining two 1997 Beige G3 Power Mac...  
Part 2:    • Can you install a Yikes! G4 Processor...  
Part 3:    • Can a 1997 G3 Power Mac take a modern...  

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A few of the upgrades you'll see in this series this series:

💥 Swapping in the Zif G4 processor from a Yikes! G4 and overclocking it
💥 Video card from a Blue and White G3
💥 Max out RAM
💥 SATA controller PCI card to boot Tiger from SATA instead of IDE via adapter
💥 USB 2.0 and Firewire
💥 Upgrade cooling to accommodate that G4
💥 Super-secret rare upgrades that I won't spoil here!


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