>Are there any jumpers or switches on a 8600/300 motherboard that can be set >to increase the bus speed? I have a NewerTech G3 300 card in it and the bus >speed is currently 46.5 Mhz.
No, the NewerTech card determines the bus speed, and the NewerTech cards all elect to run the bus at slightly less than its rated 50 MHz. Perhaps because early NewerTech cards were unstable. In any case, it is major surgery to modify the various speeds on a NewerTech G3 card. It is much easier on the XLR8 ZIF carrier, as all speeds are selectable by switch settings. 46+, 47+ and even 48+ MHz are common for NewerTech cards. I've never seen one which runs the bus at its rated speed, except, perhaps for the cards intended for NuBus Macs. -- 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
