--- You wrote: Hi all, I have a Revision 1 motherboard in my biege, G3 266 upgraded to 400. I was wondering what benefit upgrading the rom in my biege would have, say to a REV B or C ROM? What exactly would those newer ROMs permit me to do if anything? --- end of quote --- The only advantage I've seen documented is that you can add a second (slave) drive to your ide bus.
At the prices the B or C roms were going for last time I looked, you would do much better purchasing a 133 ATA pci board instead. (Actually, they say the 133 is overkill for a Beige. You'd get the same advantages from 66 board at less cost, If I have it right.) They would cost less than the ROM, give you the option for 4 drives (not counting any on the motherboard ide bus) and they will be MUCH faster. And, since the computer sees the drives as scsi, even though they are not, you would no longer be required to install X in the first 8 gigs. I've put a Rom C in my machine and a pci card too. Don't need the C, really. Rich -- 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
