At 12:06 AM -0500 2/12/2003, Stacy J. Dunkle wrote: >Hi all, > >After being a 6100 PowerMac tinkerer for a little while, I now have >a 9600 PCI PowerMac on it's way to me, and I have a few questions >about these beasts. > >First, I keep reading that these take plain DIMM's for system >memory. Does this mean that SDRAM is incompatible, and thus, special >memory has to be sought out to upgrade?
Yes the 9600 uses 5V FPM or EDO DIMMs, no it is not special memory, it just predates SDRAM. > >Next, is just about any PCI card normally used for a PC compatible >with these machines, providing there are drivers available to >support it? And if so, are there drivers for a Voodoo 3 based video >card? What other types of PCI cards that are normally PC-only, work? >And does OS X provide better support for such things? Yes, as long as their is a driver. Video cards and disk interface (IDE, SCSI) need the driver in ROM as the functions provided by these cards are required at boot. Typically this requires the cards be specific to Macs. USB cards that are, IIRC, OHCI compliant SHOULD work using the Apple supplied USB drivers. 10/100 network cards and WiFi PC Cards with PCI adapters will work if there is a driver. I don't know about OSX. > >Also, I was planning on getting a G4 upgrade for it, either a Sonnet >700 or 800mhz. Any known issues with these? Do they perform well in >the 9600? Yes (I have 350 and 400MHz upgrades in a 7500 and 8500). The bus is still limited to 50MHz so you still won't have the equivalent of later machines. Be advised that there are two basic versions of the 9600. The Mach-5 and, well, non-Mach-5. I think they can both take G3/4 upgrades equally but it's best to check. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
