G3 750FX (inside iBook 2002) can be software-overclocked!!!

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zenozeno
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I can't believe it: the G3 750FX (the one inside the new iBooks 2002) can be overclocked by SOFTWARE!!!!!

That is SO cool!!



An ?xlr8yourmac? reader overclocked it at 800Mhz (from 700) with no problems!



Generally I hate overclocking Macs since it's a quite difficult hardware operation and then you get a instable machine.

But in this case it seems to be quite safe and easy to do: it's even suggested by the original IBM G3750FX specifications!!!



look at: <a href="http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/archives/jun02/060402.html#S13899"; target="_blank">http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/archives/jun02/060402.html#S13899</a>;



(sorry for my bad English)



[ 06-06-2002: Message edited by: Zeno ]



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  • Reply 1 of 8
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    I wish the older Dual-USB iBooks were able to do this.
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  • Reply 2 of 8
    escherescher Posts: 1,811member
    Really makes me want to replace my iBook/500/CD with an iBook/700/Combo instead of just installing a 40GB drive to replace the tiny 10GB that came with it. I'm oh so tempted, but I think I have to save for a PowerMac instead.



    Escher
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  • Reply 3 of 8
    hmurchisonhmurchison Posts: 12,446member
    I had to scan this article briefly. Where's the fix for it resetting once you restart?
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  • Reply 4 of 8
    rogue27rogue27 Posts: 607member
    Hmm... I have developer tools installed on my PowerBook and I don't see Reggie on my computer.



    (I was just looking to see if I had it. I know I can't overclock this computer like that.)
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  • Reply 5 of 8
    macubusmacubus Posts: 95member
    This makes me want an ibook 700. It's really too bad that you have to do it every restart. I wonder if you can write an applescript to do this for you on restart? <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
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  • Reply 6 of 8
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    Someone will probably make a StartupItem for it.



    CHUD Tools like Reggie are available here:

    <a href="http://developer.apple.com/tools/debuggers.html"; target="_blank">http://developer.apple.com/tools/debuggers.html</a>;
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  • Reply 7 of 8
    jeremiah richjeremiah rich Posts: 853member
    I would definately love one of these to play around with...
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  • Reply 8 of 8
    cdhostagecdhostage Posts: 1,038member
    Hmm.... I may just hav to buy one of these things.



    If I donvince my parents to pay some of my insurance, I'll have $2000 at least to put into a new computer.



    It'll be an entry-level PM

    a highest-level iMac

    or largescreen iBook



    This assumes that the PMs and iMac get updated. If the lowest PM is a 1 GHz machine, that baby's mine. Maybe the same for an iMac.
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