> At 01:24 AM 11/14/2002, "A.Tuazon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> If you have a Rev.A/Rev.1 mobo then you'll probably need to invest in an >> ATA controller card. The built-in ATA controller in the Rev.A mobos for the >> B&W tend to be on the flaky side of things when it comes to faster and >> larger drives. I kept getting weird system bus errors when I went to a 30GB >> drive but all that went away once I got an ATA card. Sonnet, SIIG, >> Ultratek, and ACARD all make ATA controller cards for the Mac. Make sure if >> you get one to check that it's for a Mac. > > I've been reading with great interest in regards to the Rev.A mobo in the B&W and larger HD issues. I upgraded to a 7200rpm maxtor 60Gig (along with a total of 640 MEGS of RAM recently) back in January running 10.1.5 and 9.2 and have had no problems like the ones that been mentioned. 9.2, in particular loads faster than it ever has since the upgrade (especially with the extra RAM) My RAM situation is like this: DIMM0/J19 64MB PC100 DIMM1/J20 64MB PC100 DIMM2/J21 256MB PC100 DIMM3/J22 256MB PC133
You may also want to make sure that the hard drive itself is not messed. My 60 Gig was the second one that I had bought, for the first one was riddled with bad blocks (OS X would not restart properly after the install, and OS 9 was acting flaky to i.e. Programs quiting for no explained reason. I replaced that drive with another and it has been flawless ever since. I hope this helps in any way. Kenny> -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:g-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:g-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
