--- shield22 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aloha > > Still trying to figure out a way around the second > drive problem on my > beige. Sure enough my video ROM on the motherboard > says "Rage II", which > apparently is one way to tell if the machine will > support slave drives - > I read on the lowendmac site that if it says Rage > Pro it will support a > second drive. And of course mine isn't one of those. > > What about adding an ATA PCI card? I read that this > will allow 2 master > and 2 slave drives. Will I still run into a problem?
Yes, you can add an ATA PCI card, and alleviate all those ROM issues with the early Beige G3s. I just installed the VST UltraTek/66 and it works great. OWC has them for the excellent price of $45 plus shipping here: <http://eshop.macsales.com/Item_MailList.cfm?ID=2909&Item=VSTATARAID> Try one, you'll like the speed bump! Alex __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/ -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
