Next XPF...More Throttle Please |
January, 03, 2003 8:22 AM |
larrymc |
I was finally able to install 10.1.2 on both a 7500 and 7600, but I had to use the 604 processor to do it. I put in a G3-400 and it works as well w/ throttle at 14, but I really want to use my G4-800 and I can tell that even at throttle set to 24, it's just too fast at the early boot stage. Would it be possible to add more throttle w/o too much effort? |
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RE: Next XPF...More Throttle Please |
January, 04, 2003 2:27 PM |
larrymc |
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Oh ya, being able to type in a value would be much appreciated. Larry |
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RE: Next XPF...More Throttle Please |
January, 04, 2003 10:23 AM |
OSXGuru |
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The throttle slows down the processor during the earliest part of the boot process. The problem is that some of the Open Firmware drivers on the older machines are programmed in a way that if the CPU is too fast, you can run into trouble. So the throttle is meant to slow down the CPU to avoid this problem. Higher throttle values mean a slower CPU. So if you are able to boot successfully, there is no advantage in a higher throttle setting. In fact, there could be some advantage in a lower throttle setting (or "none")--it would speed up the first part of the boot process marginally. |
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RE: Next XPF...More Throttle Please |
January, 04, 2003 9:51 AM |
cschmidt |
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I guess I need to understand just what the throttle does for us? My PM7300 with the Sonnet G4-800 runs Xpostfacto at a throttle of 12 (I think?) that or 8. Would it help to have a higher throttle setting? Chris |
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RE: Next XPF...More Throttle Please |
January, 03, 2003 10:38 PM |
OSXGuru |
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Sure, it would mainly be a user interface change--I can let you type in any number up to 255 or so if you really want to :-) |