ATA/IDE support isn't flakey so much as the chipset on rev.1s was never meant to support slaves, if you only have one drive on each chain there are no problems at all. The video sucks for acceleration but I know places Rage128 16MB card go for as low as $40 so as you say no worries on the video.
David On Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 05:13 PM, Korin Hasegawa-John wrote: > The ATA support is sort of flakey, but as said Rev 2 (B) ROMS will fix > that. Also, built-in video is pretty low-end, especially with the Rage > II. Rage Pro is slightly better, but you can get a Rage 128 for $60 and > a Voodoo3 for $30, so no worries there. Go for it! -- 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
