Don�t think you can use a Windows card in the Mac.. At least that�s what
the guys at the local MacHQ told me when I had to pay over $100 for a
Sonnet ATA66 card.. Now how come for a PC I can get me a
Maxtor/Promise/etc ATA100 card for about $50 (and that�s a little
pricey) but for my G3 I had to pay over $100 for an ATA66?? And it
doesn�t even come with RAID??
Chris
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of
> Mitch Hogg
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 1:36 PM
> To: G-List
> Subject: IDE card questions
>
>
> Hi all. I'm still getting used to my new (to me) B&W, so
> please bear with me.
>
> Here's the situation: my G3 is a rev. A, with the usual IDE
> issues. Because of this, I'd like to install a PCI IDE card.
> However, as this marks my first foray into the world of
> controller cards (and IDE in general), I really have no idea
> what I'm doing. Courtesy my local forsale newsgroups, I have
> found someone with a Promise Ultra-66 controller card for
> sale, but I have no idea if I can use it or not. According to
> Promise's website (www.promise.com > <http://www.promise.com>
> - look under products), the card
> is Windows-only, but that may just be chauvinism on their
> part, because elsewhere on the site
> (http://www.promise.com/PressRoom/News/VSTMacraid.htm) and on
> VST's site
> (http://www.vsttech.com/vst/products.nsf/6eef6c4c909e433585256
889004d8305/82
2d45da158f38bb8525692000428787?OpenDocument - sorry about that one), it
looks like the very same card is being used with (and without) VST's
SoftRAID software (which I already own).
So, does anybody know anything about this? Are these in fact the same
card? Can I buy a Windows-intended card and use it in my Mac? Do I need
a Mac-capable card? Are there ROM-flashing steps I can take?
Essentially, what do I need to know about IDE controller cards to make
an informed decision?
Thanks in advance for any and all assistance. It is greatly appreciated.
Mitch.
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