[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The upper three slots and the lower three slots are supposed to be > independent, but there is indeed some interaction. > > In one particularly "pathological" test I executed, I installed five > super-fast cards, which in this specific case were UATA/66 cards. The buses > hung. > > Four cards would work, either two on controller one and two on controller > two, or one on controller one and three on controller two (the video card > taking the sixth slot, of course). > > So, don't be surprised if you find some unusual interactions in these > six-slot machines, when pressing them to their max. > >
No doubt about the interaction, especially when all the slots are filled. For example the PC card in the top slot of my 9600 is affected by the other cards in both buses (all six slots are filled). It won't work properly if the video card is in the lower bus, or if the Soundblaster Live card is in the upper bus. -+-+-+- RPM -- 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
