On Sep 16, 2009, at 9:20 PM, nestamicky wrote:
> > U2W. On 09-09-15 05:48 PM, Len Gerstel wrote: >> **IF** the card is Mac compatible and IF it is OS X Bootable. The >> card >> you linked to does not appear to be Mac compatible according to >> adaptec at: >> >> http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/support/_eol/aaa_raid/AAA-131U2/ >> >> You may want to hit the swap list for a Mac compatible card. >> >> Also, if you have never used a sever class drive in a desktop system, >> watch out for heat. Those 36GB 10K drives get HOT. > I have another card that I found here but I can't seem to find it in > the > link that you've sent me. So, I'm putting the numbers here: AHA- > 2940U2W. Would this be bootable, do you know. I am pretty sure there are both Mac and PC versions of this card. Take a look at the sticker that says AHA-2940U2W. I believe the Mac version has Mac printed on the sticker. I had one of these in my OS9 days and it was bootable. Just remember that Apple has been letting SCSI die a slow death and has had less and less support for it in each version of X. > > Am I getting it clear that there's no clear advantage to putting the > OS > on the SCSI disks? If the disks are faster, then it will be advantageous to put your OS on it. Back when I had a 9GB (pretty sure 10K) drive on one in a beige G3, a modern (at the time) 120GB ata on the main onboard interface out performed the SCSI drive. > Dan, shall we continue the discussion about having the SWAP files on > the > SCSIs? It's an exciting idea I'd dare to pursue. How much ram do you have? The more ram the less important the swap file is. Len --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
