>Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 19:01:19 -0800 >From: James S Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >On Saturday, December 21, 2002, at 06:55 PM, Leonard Gerstel wrote: > >>> I've been searching for one and have >>> noticed the PC ones are dirt cheap compared to ones "made" for Mac. >> >> Just stopped by my local pc chop shop and noticed a card that MAYBE we can >> get SIIG to port to the Mac. It is a Tempo Trio competitor. Dual ATA 100 >> (or 133, I forget), USB 2.0 and Firewire (2 external and 1 internal of >> each) for $108.00 >> >> Anyone got SIIG's email to send suggestions to?
> >Most of SIIG's cards just work with Macs. Are you sure this one doesn't? > If the ATA portion of the card uses the same chip set as the other SIIG based Mac cards, it might be flashable with the firmware. However, the flasher would need to be smart enough to flash through a PCI-PCI Bridge. It might also be possible to pull the Flash memory chip and program it directly, assuming these newer cards still have a distinct flash chip, and htat it isn't integrated into the chip set. Jeff Walther -- 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
