Thanks to Vern Andrews writing on Thu, 13 Jun 2002 19:27:37 -0700 for the following comment:
>I have already tried the SIIG UltraATA 133/100 Pro controller card for my >PowerMac 7300, but it will >not allow either of my IDE HDs to boot. I have tried two brand new >cards, but still cannot boot >from either IDE HD. Everything else works just fine, including the two >IDE HDs. > >Can somebody recommend another controller card for the 7300 that will >allow IDE HDs to boot ? I am wondering if you need to format the drives on the new card for them to have the data needed to boot? I boot form my Sonnet card, but the drives had to be newly formatted before they could be used. I haven't had occasion to see if they will still work as IDE drives with another connection other than the Sonnet Jim Dwyer Munich, Germany Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
