on 4/18/04 6:28 PM, jason zwiefel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > (first attempt at cutting and pasting, sorry if it's a > mess.) > Market value of my 300 mhz celeron pc., figured > probably part it out and salvage some of the stuff for > my mac. Specifically IDE 10g HD and ATI rage pro 8mb > card. > Currently has 2g scsi 0 hd, 200 mb ram, 7300/g4/os 8.6 > >> If the 7300 was a 200Mhz. originally, you've got a > 50Mhz. Bus Speed. > Good. > > ---It used to be a 180 mhz. Not as good? ~~~~~~~~
The bus speed is less fast. 40Mhz. ~~~~~~ >> The Vid Card would need to be flashed to Mac if it's > do-able. > > ----What exactly is flashing, and how do you go about > doing something like that? What kind of improvement > is there with said card? ~~~~~~ "Flashing" a card changes its bios to work with a different machine. PC to Mac or vice-versa. It's done with software that overwrites the programmable chip on the card. ~~~~~~ > > The 10gig drive, is it ATA 33 or 66? MAybe 133? > > ---How do you tell which ATA it requires? 33 slower > than 133 obviously? ~~~~~~~ Google the model number of the drive. The maker's site will say if the Drive does not. ~~~~~~~ > --One last question was about USB/firewire cards, in > regards to stability and compatiblity. It has the > maxpower g4 350mhz card running with 8.6. I would like > to find a decent printer/scanner, for not a whole lot > of clams, with USB connection, and maybe eventually a > USB or FW CDRW. I have read of some folk's woes when > they get a pci implant for usb and find it doesn't > play nice with a video card or processor upgrade card, > ect.../ Any suggestions? > Still scratching my head.... > > Jason ~~~~~~~~~ Incompatibility is an issue. You gotta dig in and research the better of the choices. Your G4 is fast enough to run a decent USB printer. If you need a USB card, choose after checking Mac-related sites for the card you want to buy. Jeff G -- 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
