> > The DiiMO proved to be unstable in the SE/30. :( It > worked well in > > the IIsi I pulled it from. Maybe I have slow RAM or something. It > > would create video artifacts and eventually lock the machine (under > > MacOS) or cause some sort of kernel trap exception (under NetBSD). > > Some rather unscientific (bogomips) benchmarks would vary wildly, > > between 1.5 and 20. > > Sounds to me like it was overheating. Dunno what to suggest > as an idea > - but it probably needs cooling with a fan of some sort - if > it sticks > vertically in the PDS slot it is out of the airflow path in the case
It sits horizontally about 1cm above the (7200 rpm) HD. > (unlike Daystar's CPU socket accelerator). If you can find an old 486 > CPU fan you can maybe rig it some ventilation by taking power > from the > hard disk power lead. I should be able to test the theory by running with the case off in a well-ventilated room. Do I have to worry about power consumption by putting an extra fan in there? I was pretty excited when I found this card. I'm going to be bummed if I can't figure some way to use it. :( Tim -- Tim Larson ><> 402.998.3233 Systems Analyst Web Center of Excellence mail stop 7350-140 ConAgra Foods, Inc., Corporate Division -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
