After following threads like this I ordered an Acard IDE to SCSI bridge (ARS2000FW) that slips beneath the drive literally converting a low profile to half-height with a 68 pin UW SCSI terminal. Via 50 pin adaptor and an Adaptec 2930 it boots any drive attached to my 8500 that Drive Setup can recognize (all IDE drives [Seagate, IBM, Quantum] I've used do far). No PCI card issues but I am limited to only one drive per bridge.
Charlie >I am inquiring about recommendations for IDE controller cards. > >I bought an UltraTek 66 which was purported to support booting, but >doesn't. It has seen everything I throw at it. It was suggested that >it probably has a pirated Mac firmware file in its bios. > >The second card is an Acard AEC-6260M, which, judging by its >compatibility list, _seems_ limited. And it doesn't see any of the >drives I've used so far. > >I won't purchase from Sonnet for boycotting reasons. > >The machine I am testing cards in is a 9500, 325 mhz G3 overclocked >w/ 448 mb ram. The machine the card will eventually go into is a >9600, 400 mhz G3 overclocked w/768 mb ram. > >Any suggestions? > >Thanks, > >Tim Sullivan -- 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
