>> I did research the G4 upgrades and sure enough, only one (and I >> forget now which one) gives you the 100 mhz speed, albeit the other ones >> (Sonnet, etc.) don't have that information anywhere! So you have to assume >> that it's slower, right? > > That bus speed info *IS* available, just not easy to find. Good rule of > thumb for G4 ZIF's: if it's rated over 550 MHz the bus speed is 66 MHz. > Sonnet's fastest G4 w/100 MHz bus is 500; both PowerLogix and > Daystar/XLR8 made 550/100's that run stably at 600 Mhz. > >> I may take you up on your G3 powerlogix, guess the 100 mhz would make up for >> it not being a G4, right? > > Yep, especially if you don't do a lot of Altivec-intensive work > (Photoshop filters, digital audio/video, 3D rendering, etc.). I'm > getting some nibbles on the PowerLogix G3, so you better speak up quick > if you want it! > >> As for scsi, yes I have an old Umax S-6E scanner I'd love to keep and the >> scsi card may help there. > > I'll cross my fingers for ya (when I'm not keyboarding). > >> yes, I have a nice 30 GB drive with everything i need, think I'd have a >> problem just swapping that out for the one that comes with the B&W? > > Should be no prob at all. > >> bought the Sonnet Tempo ATA/133 PCI Host Adapter Card (OWC) >> because i really NEED to use more than one IDE drive (I have an 80 gigger I >> was trying to use for OS X). So this B&W will probably nickel and dime me to >> death, as have all of my Macs thus far. Maybe I shoulda just sprung for the >> mini.....too late now. > > Hey! I resemble that remark! Repeat after me: I will *SELL* some of my > Mac stuff to help pay for a Mini, I will *SELL* some.... > >> Thanks for everything G-Listers, you are manna from heaven for sure for us >> not-rich Mac lovers. > > Ah, "not-rich"....you're too kind! > > Pax, > -- > Gene, a.k.a. G-Man > Friends don�t let friends do Windows
OK I must say I'm again impressed as hell with OWC. Got the Sonnet ATA 133 card and for the hell of it 2 sticks of 256 RAM. That came really fast! So I put in the RAM and the ATA card. Well it doesn't say it in the booklet (4 pages to be exact), but when I saw that my nearly new 80 gig hard drive, all loaded up with EVERYTHING I want in there (which took all night to copy over amidst crashing because of that stooopid DVD drive "not being recognized," was not mounted! So I try to mount it via drive setup. IT says "can't mount this drive." So I update the driver, and try again with scsi probe, it says, can't do it, no driver available. So I go to the trusty G3 minitower and google the problem. WEllllll seems that's just the way IT IS! I'm sorta bummed. Is there any way I can mount this darned drive without initializing it? But back to good things, I now have 609 MB of RAM that works delightfully fast and really speeded up the old 300 MHZ B&W. I installed the Encore software in preparation for the ZIF card from the MT (tomorrow). And I almost forgot about the SCSI card, will try that later on tonight after seeing if the ethernet port is OK (after reading about THAT here). So things are lookin' up! It's a perty little thang, I must say, makes the old MT look like an old hag!! Gotta get some more USB ports (have a card somewhere) cuz 2 just doesn't cut it. Oh the MT system folder does NOT boot up the B&W by the way. Ah well. Thanks again everyone, especially Gene. Here's hoping the mac mini fund is going up and up... Will keep ya updated on the B&W! Can hardly wait to get OSX going! Deb in Rhode Island -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
