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  1. EmilioCube

    Can a possibly corrupt G4 Cube CPU destroy Motherboard and VRM?

    A while ago I tried to strengthen my G4 Cubes VRM but it ended in blowing up a capacitor on the CPU board. I have another intact CPU board that I could take the capacitor from and replace the blown one with it. Now I am wondering if in the wost scenario the repaired CPU board would still be...
  2. evanboonie

    Open Source Power Mac G4 Cube VRM

    Repo Link: https://github.com/evanboonie/CubeVRM Details: After performing some upgrades to the stock VRM and further discussion on designing a new VRM in my thread on that topic, I now have a schematic for a completely new VRM design. This new VRM is being built with two primary purposes in...
    • evanboonie
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    • cube g4 cube power mac g4 cube vrm vrm upgrade
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    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  3. evanboonie

    Improving the Power Mac G4 Cube VRM

    Background: I've had a Cube in my possession since around 2011. It has been upgraded with a dual 500Mhz 7400 from a Gigabit and a Radeon 9000 Pro from the MDD. I have heard the horror stories about exploding VRMs that take out other components in the system, but so far, I haven't had any real...
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    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  4. B

    G4 Cube CPU Upgrade

    Hi, I am looking to upgrade the stock 450MHz CPU in my G4 Cube and just acquired two G4 towers (Sawtooth and Quicksilver) with Sonnet cards. One is the Sonnet Encore/ST 1.4GHz (SG4-1400-2M) and the other the Sonnet/ST Duet Dual 1.8GHz (SG4D-1800). Neither are specifically designed for the G4...
    • broots
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    • cpu upgrade g4 cube mac cube sonnet vrm upgrade
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
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