In a message dated 7/17/02 5:23:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< ... What is it with the 7300 that is so difficult using these ATA cards ? ... >> Actually, it is all UATA cards and all PCI Macs ... but the 7300 appears to be affected more than the others. The card is not being registered properly at restart time. One way to force this is to make an emergency boot floppy, one which contains a valid system file and a valid finder file ... not necessarily for the 7300 ... I usually use MacOS 7.5.3 ... and then try to boot from that emergency floppy. The boot floppy will be rejected because it isn't for the 7300, and the MacOS will tell you to restart the machine. When you press restart, the floppy will be ejected, the machine will go into restart, and when it comes back the UATA card will be properly registered. If not, then the UATA card probably isn't properly seated. I believe the PRAM is getting confused, but simply clearing the PRAM won't fix the problem ... you must successively boot from another drive, preferably the floppy, to get out of this problem. -- 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
