>I have an IDE hard drive via ATA66 PCI card installed in my 9600 and it >benchmarks significantly better if the card is on the lower bus. Someone >explained this in detail to me once, but it has something to do with the >upper bus controller being shared with other functions, whereas the >lower isn't. I also have the video card on the lower bus, but haven't >tested the difference versus the upper.
UATA cards should be on the lower bus. A 9500 or 9600 can accept a maximum of four UATA cards, these being either three on the lower bus and one on the upper bus (with the video card), or two on each. Other combinations work, too, but the machine will not accept five UATA cards. -- 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
