PowerMac G5 Dual: only one CPU?

Gruni · Gruni #1 (**permalink**)

03-25-2006, 05:01 PM

Good evening,
does a PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0GHz still work if only one cpu is present?

Thanks
Gruni

Benjamindaines · Benjamindaines #2 (**permalink**)

03-25-2006, 07:00 PM

I doubt it.... but I'm not about to try.

macAttack · macAttack #3 (**permalink**)

03-25-2006, 07:42 PM

well, you can disable the use of one processor, so i guess if you did that, and removed the other processor, you could. theoretically of course.

coach_z · coach_z #4 (**permalink**)

03-26-2006, 12:58 AM

i am curious why you want to do that? who wants a slower computer?
-chris

Gruni · Gruni #5 (**permalink**)

03-26-2006, 02:41 AM

My PowerMac doesn't work anymore so i wanted to try both the cpus seperately

coach_z #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 23, 2004 Location: North NJ Posts: 3,169 Mac Specs: i dont have no mac's	03-26-2006, 12:58 AM i am curious why you want to do that? who wants a slower computer? -chris MoTM honor roll... when? i dont remember
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Gruni #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-25-2006, 05:01 PM Good evening, does a PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0GHz still work if only one cpu is present? Thanks Gruni
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Benjamindaines #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 08, 2005 Location: A religiously oppressed state Posts: 2,822 Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro	03-25-2006, 07:00 PM I doubt it.... but I'm not about to try.
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Gruni #5 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-26-2006, 02:41 AM My PowerMac doesn't work anymore so i wanted to try both the cpus seperately
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