>At 8:33 AM -0500 1/27/2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>An update: I've narrowed down the problem. If I have any devices hooked up to >>the ATA ports on my Sonnet Tempo Trio and have the Skyline extensions and >>control panel installed, it freezes. If I disable the Skyline software, the >>ATA drive and my CD-RW & DVD/RW work normally. If I have the ATA devices >>detached and have the Skyline stuff enabled, I can be running wireless. I >>guess it's time to talk to Sonnet and Proxim. Any hardware gurus or >>programmers have a clue as to what's going on? It almost sounds like the two >>PCI cards are fighting for bus time, or having "I'm first" bus issues. I >>don't think its an interference problem (for the Skyline card) from the >>drives or ATA cables, as I routed the ATA cables away from the card, and it >>freezes without the Skyline card installed. > > >Have you tried re-ordering the cards in the slots. I know that USB >cards tend to only work and play well with others if they are in the >slot closest to the CPU.
Ah, You said Trio ! Jeff Walter can explain this better than me but here's the gist of it. The Sonnet Trio card uses a chip (just like the Six slot Macs) that allows it to function with more than three PCI slots. Essentially the Trio acts like three PCI slots on one card (hence the three different functions). The problem your having (I think) relates to the fact that the memory controller is having trouble figuring out whats going on. Sorry I can't explain this better. -- Aloha, Ken Imagine a world filled with Hawaii`an Aloha! -- 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
