"A.Tuazon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, I have a PM7300/200 with 256 MB of RAM and running OS 9.1. I have in > the PCI slots an ATI Rage 128 from my B&W, a firewire card, and a USB card. > I'm currently using an IBM 18GB hard drive that has been formatted using > FWBs HDT and it uses FWBs drivers. Now the hard drive is 80-pin and I have > it connected using an 80pin to 50/68 pin adapter. On the SCSI chain I have > the stock 2GB drive (which is dead) as the last drive and it only acts as a > terminator; mind you if I disconnect the 2GB drive and replace it with the > 18GB drive, the computer won't start up for some reason. The 18GB drive is > next and then the CD-ROM. I've been trying to use iMovie2 but every time I > try to download a movie from the Digi-Cam I can only get a few seconds then > I get the error message that my disk is too slow. The specs on the IBM site > says that this particular drive runs at 7200rpms. Any idea why I keep > getting the error message? Thanks in advance. Would my Adaptec SCSI 2906 > card in my B&W be of any help here? Just wondering.
I bet the limiting factor is the SCSI bus. The 7300 has two SCSI busses, a 5MB/s and a 10MB/s-- the 5 is the one with the external connector as well as an internal one. You might want to make sure you're plugged into the internal bus. The 2906 is also 10MB/s, so you should get about the same speed with it. If you can find a 68 pin card, you'd probably get 20MB/s. It seems like the SCA adapter doesn't have termination, so you'd want a cable with a terminator at the end. Another possibility-- you have a decent amount of RAM-- if you can create a RAM disk that is big enough to hold a movie, it should certainly be fast enough. -- Dana [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:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
