On Sep 2, 2008, at 10:35 AM, insightinmind wrote:
>> >> The new properties (it is NOT a hack) remain active until a "reset- >> nvram" O.F. command is executed. >> >> > > Out of curiosity ... is that something that can be re-done at each > Startup? Set the disk size through Open Firmware at Boot Time? > Realizing it should be effective until resetting nvram? do it anyway? There are three properties, of which the later G4 machines will always have two of them, with the HD bus being the faster of the two, and the optical bus being the slower of the two. With specific reference to a DA or QS, there is the ATA4 and ATA3 properties. Earlier models may have ATA3 and ATA2 properties. Some may have other properties. You set the properties individually, once per bus. Incorrectly setting the property may turn off the property without warning. If you always place a partition break at 131,072 MB, then you can never get into the position of losing access to your entire drive, just the partitions which are above 131,072 MB. A good guide is Intech's "safe partitioning" white paper. It works on all models, so if you may move, say, a B&W drive over to a QS 2002 without issue. If your OS install is universal, say, from a full retail installer, your boot partitions can be so moved, too. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
