>So... I order my Powerlogix G3 processor and just as I am looking >into completing this upgrade pahase with the purchase of a Firewire >card and a Firewire CD-RW burner, I see the burner requires a G3/G4, >"Built-In" Firewire, and OS 8.6. > >Great, 8.6 will work! No problem except for the built-in firewire >requirement. This was on a Sony model but I am wondering just how >widespread is this issue of possibly having problems with other >brands of burners or other peripherals NOT working correctly with a >PCI firewire card? I've been doing a lot of eBay searching and >compatibility information like this is often non-existent. >Anyone??? Thanks,
I am using an 32-12-40 CD-RW drive using Firewire with a PCI card on my PM 9600 (w Newer 500 Mhz G3). I think the requirement for 'built-in' firewire is simply Sony's way to avoid having to support issues with PCI Firewire cards. I went through a couple of days of issues with my drive only to find that it was the original PCI card I was using. Simply changing to a Mac supported Firewire card solved all my problems. My original card was a USB/FW combo from CompUSA that worked fine to burn disks, but the Toast verify would hang the card every time. Switching to separate USB and FW PCI cards instantly resolved the issue. To be short, there should be no difference between a FW PCI card and built-in FW from a software point of view. -- Mr. PopMan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "Does anybody want to play a game of pinball?" Problems may only be avoided by exercising good judgment. Good judgment may only be gained by experiencing life's problems. Jim Stovall-The Ultimate Gift -- 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
