--- Kyle Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Doug Wilson wrote:
> > You need a Rev.B ROM for your machine. OWC
> <http://www.fastermacs.com> used
> > to carry them. The Rev.B ROM will also allow you
> to use your second IDE
> > channel on the motherboard.
>
>
> No offense meant to Doug, but I really think that
> people are missing the point
> on this ROM issue. Those ROM's are going for nearly
> $150, and that is if you
> can even find one. Some users are reporting data
> loss while using a 2nd drive
> in a Rev. A G3 with a ROM upgrade anyway. Why not
> just spend $75 and get a PCI
> card like VST's Ultratek Raid 66??? That would
> allow you 2 channels on your G3
> so that you can add 2 more drives instead of
> spending 2x as much to add only
> one? It makes no sense. I have 2 beige G3's that I
> use as servers, and both
> are running the VST Ultratek Raid 66 card with twin
> 60gb HD's and I haven't had
> a single problem with them.
>
> Kyle Hansen
Kyle,
Adding a PCI card is all well and good only if you
have an available PCI slot, of which there are only
three (must be a cost-cutting move on Apple's part).
Mine are full with an Adaptec 2930 SCSI card, a SIIG
USB card, and an ATI Nexus 32mb video card, and I need
all of them. I was lucky enough to get one of these
coveted ROM DIMMs while they were still available.
Alex MacLeod (still trying to figure out how to cram a
Gossamer MoBo in a 9600 case)
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