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johnnyboy5000
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on: June 06, 2007, 07:50
Does anybody know if I can put an 8500 motherboard in another case, like a 7200? Isn't the 7500 and 8500 the same motherboard? |
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JoAT
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32 MB Posts: 58 
Reply #1 on: June 07, 2007, 15:17
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johnnyboy5000
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16 MB Posts: 23
Reply #2 on: June 29, 2007, 07:31
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Yeah, that'd be cool if I were handy with a drill... Oh well, maybe I should sell the 8500 for it's parts and try to get a 8600 or 7500. I didn't realize it had the dreded case when I bought it.
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Old Mac Geezer
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Reply #3 on: August 13, 2007, 12:05
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I have a 9500 and I don't find it that inconvenient at all. It's a pain to access the RAM, but a simple way around that is to max out the memory all at once and then you never have to touch it again (unless one burns out) and even then it's not that difficult to get apart. I think a lot of people whine too much about these cases. When I first got mine I remembered all the horror stories I read and expected to end up with bruised and scraped knuckles and all manner of other painful encounters but when I took it apart, it was actually pretty easy and no injuries to report at all. It's a lot easier than trying to change a drive in a 6400/6500 case, that's for sure.
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johnnyboy5000
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16 MB Posts: 23
Reply #4 on: August 21, 2007, 01:00
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Yeah, once you take it apart and put all the parts you need it's fine. I like to add cards and drives to my machines, so I'm often taking them apart. I've had bloody knuckles due to the 8500 case. And the first time I took it apart, I broke the power button.
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AlphaKilo470
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Reply #5 on: August 29, 2007, 05:40
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The first time you take it apart the 8500 case can be a pain but once you know where everything goes, it's pretty easy; just inconvenient. My big gripe about the PowerMac 8500 I used to own is that the metal outer case never wanted to go back on without a fight. I picked up a PowerMac 8600 today and the case is much, much nicer to work with though.
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