on 04/2/17 10:01 PM, Mark D. Chapman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I am now the proud owner of a B&W 400 Mhz, 512 MB, 80 MB HD, Rev. 2 > motherboard. Congratz! > 1. I have heard that OSX has problems with SCSI but cannot find any > details.
80 MB HD? I'm guessing you mean 80GB HD and it's an IDE drive not a SCSI right? The SCSI problems tended to be with the first versions of X upto 10.1.5(?). At installation, if the card was in your machine, you'd get a kernal panic. I've installed Jag in my B&W with my SCSI card in it and it installed just fine. I believe Apple fixed the SCSI problem once Jaguar came out. The work around to it before was to remove the SCSI card during installation of pre-Jaguar OS X, install the OS X driver for the SCSI card (in my case Adaptec), then put the card back in and all should be fine. If you plan on using Jaguar or Panther there shouldn't be any problem with using a SCSI card. As stated before problems were mostly with pre-Jag OS X. I have heard of corrupt or lost data, but have never (knock on wood) experienced it myself. I'm using my SCSI card to access info from my EZ135 disks. I've also used it with an internal 4GB hard drive and it worked fine as well. No corrupt or lost data. >Does anybody have a recommendation of a cheap SCSI PCI card > that works well under OSX? Try ADAPTEC or ACARD. I believe they make PCI SCSI cards that are bootable in 8, 9, and X. If you only want to attach a SCSI device or hard drive to it and are not concerned about being able to boot from it, then go with the ADAPTEC 2906. It's selling for $89 USD. Check around Toronto i.e. CPUsed, Carbon Computing, etc. I've had no problems with it these past 5 years. >2. I need a modem. Is my only option the high priced modems that fit > in the B&W modem slot? What about PCI or USB modems? Can I get OSX > drivers for these? Once you install OS X, check System Prefs and check under Network for the model of modems supported. I believe NEC had a few USB modems listed as well as one SupraExpress v.90 USB modem. If it's listed then I believe the drivers are already there, don't need to install them in X. Getting the internal B&W modem is a bit tricky. Try ebay for that. I'm not too sure about PCI modems since I've never used them. > What about internet sharing? I turned on internet sharing on my iBook > but can't seem to get the B&W to access it. > > 3. Can I put older PCI cards in the B&W. For example, I have a P166 DOS card. As for your other questions, I'm not quite sure. BTW if you are going to use Panther, I suggest upgrading your CPU to a G4 ZIF (I got a G4/350 ZIF from ebay for under $90 USD early last year) and your RAM (at least to 768). -- 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
