On Sep 27, 2008, at 1:29 PM, Tom wrote:
> Do both 733s, the DA and the QS, fail to recognize internal hard > drives larger than 128 gigs? Native LBA48 capability, or, more correctly, the defaulting to include the LBA48 property, is part of the QS 2002 ROM, only. Also later G4s and all G5s. It is NOT a function of the processor card as the EEPROM is on the motherboard, not on the processor card. If you run the script to add the LBA48 property, or, more correctly, the LBA48 properties (there is one for the HD bus, and another one for the optical bus) to your G4, then any G4 can have large drive support until the reset-nvram O.F. command is issued. Whenever the reset-nvram O.F. command is issued on a QS 2002, the LBA48 property is automatically included. (The QS 2001, like prior G4s, does not default to including the LBA48 properties) Whenever the reset-nvram O.F. command is issued on a pre-QS 2002 G4, the LBA48 property is automatically excluded (but it is still there, and it may be enabled by your actions). Again, the LBA48 properties are associated with the motherboard, or, more correctly, the motherboard's EEPROM, not the processor. It is possible, on some MacOS versions, to include the LBA48 property by the installation of a kext. This method works on G3s, 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
