Quoting Larry le Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I have two B&W G3s that I recently bought: > > 300MHz with DVD and decoder on video card > > 450MHz with CD, same videocard without decoder > > I thought making one better and selling the lesser > was a good idea, but the 450MHz won't boot > with the DVD decoder card plugged into the > original ATI card. > > They appear to be the same type of card (rev. 2.0) > > Also, with the DVD drive, the 450MHz won't boot > into OS X (from CD-R) > > > Is there a difference here that I'm not aware of ?!?! > > > Larry
>From what you said I gather that you switched the decoder board from one card to the other. I would try just swapping the cards, and leaving the decoder on its original card. As far as the DVD drive I know not all CD and DVD drives are Mac bootable, that one may not be. Is it a original Apple OEM drive or a replacement? Have you tried zapping the PRAM and pushing the CUDA button? -- 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
