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Mac-Compatible Upgrade Cards: Metabox: joeCard Z 500 G4 Specs

Metabox joeCard Z

The Metabox joeCard Z 500 G4 features a 500 MHz PowerPC 7400 (G4) processor with the AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processing unit and 1 MB of backside cache. The card plugs into the ZIF socket provided by the Power Macintosh G3 series, replacing the original processor card. All upgrade cards in the joeCard Z series have a dial that can be used to adjust both the backside bus speed and ratio. This card was available worldwide.


Introduction Date: July 1, 2000 Discontinued Date: April 9, 2001
Processor Type: PowerPC 7400 (G4) 1. Processor Speed: 500 MHz
Card Type: ZIF socket Speed Control: Variable 2.
Relative Speed Boost: N/A 3. FPU (Integrated): PowerPC 7400 (G4) 1.
Backside Bus Speed: 250 MHz (2:1) Data Path: 64-bit
Level 1 Cache: 64k Level 2 Cache: 1 MB (backside)
RAM Type: N/A VRAM Type: N/A
Standard RAM: N/A Maximum RAM: N/A
Onboard RAM: None RAM Slots: N/A
Standard VRAM: N/A Maximum VRAM: N/A
Supported Systems: Power Macintosh G3 4. Supported MacOS: 8.6-9.0.4 5.
Dimensions: N/A Avg. Weight: N/A
Original Price: N/A Est. Current Price: N/A
Notes: 1. The PPC G4 includes the AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processor.
2.
Backside bus speed and ratio can be changed, possibly improving speed.
3. Maximum speed boost as provided by manufacturer.
4. Includes all computers in the Power Macintosh G3 series.
5. Apple provides no official support for third-party upgrade cards.
6. Photo Credit: Metabox USA, Inc.




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