Hey folks, About 8 months ago I upgraded my trusty B&W with an XLR8 G4 ZIF. Now I've heard conflicting reports regarding the use of the L2 cache. Some say that I need the XLR8 Mach Speed Controller in order to activate the L2 cache. Others say that the B&W model and above DON'T need the controller because they automatically access the L2 cache on the ZIF. As well they say that sometimes these controllers can cause more conflicts with OS X than benefits.
Do I need the controller (i.e. Software) for my ZIF or do I just trust my B&W in handling the L2 cache on it's own? The weird thing is in Jaguar without the controller software, the L2 cache in System profiler didn't register anything for it. However in Panther, without the XLR8 MSC software, system profiler lists my L2 cache as 1MB. BTW on a side note I did notice kernal panics on bootup when I installed XLR8 MSC on Panther. I actually had to do a clean install because even after removing the thing completely I was still getting the crashes. So far with this new clean install without ever having installed XLR8 MSC, Panther has been running great. I am currently running Panther (10.3.5) with 768MB of RAM. -- 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
