Has anyone with the SONNET TANGO Combo USB/FireWire PCI Card as well as other "Brands" of USB/FireWire PCI Combo Cards had any "compatibility" problems with peripheral devices and applications running on a Beige G3 MiniTowers.
First, here is my G3 machine: Beige G3 MiniTower (orig. had 266MHz ZIF) OWC/IBM Copper Mercury G3 / 500MHz ZIF 768MB / SDRAM (also OWC) 80GB Western Digital HD / 8MB Buffer / 7200RPM (Start-up Drive) 40GB Quantum Fireball HD / 2MB Buffer / 7200RPM (Slave to CD-RW) Internal Sony CD-RW CRX215E1 (48x24x48) Apple Internal Floppy Super Drive Apple/Iomega 100MB ZIP Drive ATI MAC EDITION 32MB PCI Video Card SONNET Tango USB/FireWire Combo PCI Card Apple 10/100 Ethernet PCI Card Apple A / V "Wings" Card with modem Apple/GV Internal COMM Slot II Modem 4MB VRAM Upgrade New PRAM/Clock Battery OWC/Mercury External (Sanyo) CD-RW FireWire Drive System Software: Apple OS v9.2.2 I have the following problems with the Sonnet Tango USB/FireWire PCI CARD: Causing "freezing-up" or "hanging-up" of the mouse (both the Std. Apple Mouse or Wireless Logitech Mouse...doesn't matter which) and anyone of a number of software applications. These freezing-ups last for 15 to 20 seconds before being freed-up and then the G3 returns to a normal operating mode. It also hangs-up regularly during printing from AppleWorks or Word (I�m using an HP 970Cxi printer) and never�ever had a problem with this printer before I adding the Combo Card. Sometimes the entire system will completely freeze-up and then my only option is to either "force-quit" or push the main "power-off" front panel button and unfortunately start all over again�very frustrating! I have called & E-mailed Sonnet Tech Support for help and they eventually even sent me a replacement Combo Card but it is acting the same way! Could this mean that Beige G3's just are not compatible with this type of card (COMBOs)? SONNET TECH Support then suggested that I do a complete "clean install" of the Apple OS; and still the same odd system responses and slow peripheral device responsiveness! I just don�t get it? I�m a pretty good troubleshooter but this has really stumped me. One interesting note is that when I take out the SONNET COMBO card and replace it with an individual USB card and an individual FireWire card the G3 MT runs beautifully! The obvious problem with using two separate PCI cards is I then have to lose either the Apple 10/100 Ethernet Card or the ATI MAC Edition Video Card. I really want to find a way to make this Combo Card function correctly (or for that matter, any other workable COMBO card) and preserve the other PCI slots for expansion purposes. Does anyone know if there is a "combo-card-gremlin" running around in these Beige G3s that causes them to hate Combo Cards and the Peripheral Devices connected to them? At this point I would appreciate any comments and suggestions from any of the Beige G3 users out there and what you have to say on this issue especially anyone who has had the same or similar problem with any brand or model of USB/FireWire PCI Combo Card. Regards, --Roger Breed -- 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:[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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
