The long-awaited Interware's G3 card for PB2400 finally came out. The clock speed is bump to 320MHz. We introduce a brief impression and benchmark report for buyer's guidance.

Left: NuPower G3 240MHz/1Mb b.s.c. Right: Booster(Vpower) G3 320MHz/1Mb b.s.c.	Backside View: A condenser located at the upper edge of the board is　different from it of a Nupower card which caused short circuit　problem.

A box containing the G3 card is smaller than it from NewerTechonolgy. It looks like a box of a PCMA modem card. A picture on the box is not illustration.

Contents: An instruction manual, an application for Quick Garage (one of the most famous repair service providers in Japan) to assemble the card, a G3 card, and a radiation sheet are components of this package. The instruction manual is amazing. It contains a full of details of explanation of assembly. It also has pictures showing the real size of screws. This manual lets you think you can do it by yourself. However, do it at your own risk.

　

Close up view of PPC750 chip.	Close up view of PPC750L(LoneStar)

The method of assembly of this card is the same way of NuPower G3 card.

A radiation sheet. On the left side, you can see a screw to fix the CPU board.

This is the close view of the edge of the bord.	Here is the same part which caused short circuit on the NuPower card.

An extension file, a Control Strip module file which controls the cache, an application file which tells the information of this card such as clock speed, and another application file which tells whether or not the card is successfully installed come with this package. Somehow the latter application did not work on my PB2400.(This application does not work unless the Control Strip module file is installed.)

　　

Extension file, Control Strip Module, Checking Application (L to R)

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