>I need to know if anyone out there has a Firewire/USB >card and is running one of the many Firewire external >hard drives and if they are reliable. Also, can I >boot from one of these drives? And if I can, how is >this possible through a PCI card? I mean, before the >computer boots, it has to detect a drive with the OS >installed, which is where the drivers for the PCI card >would be as well. Someone shed some light on this for >me, thanks.
To answer the second part of your question, sorry, you can not boot from a Firewire or USB drive connected to a PCI card. You can boot from them if and only if USB and Firewire are built into the Mac. The difference is that with USB and Firewire built in, the software to communicate using USB and Firewire is built into the Boot ROM and loads before the OS is located. If you are working with a PCI USB and/or Firewire card then the software is a series of extensions that load during the later part of the OS boot sequence. You need to have the OS loaded up before PCI USB/FW becomes active. -- Mr. PopMan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "Does anybody want to play a game of pinball?" "The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that fits all cases." --C. G. Jung -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
