On 26 Aug 2003 at 15:44, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 8/26/03 7:41:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << Or is the card plain dead? >> > > "It's dead, Jim".
You're a doctor, not an engineer. > One interesting thing about ATDX controllers is: 1) they are designed for > Apple-ROMed 2.5" EIDE drives, and probably won't work if a non-Apple-ROMed drive > is substituted. Even if they're not from that source? This adapter came from an old Sparc server, and surely didn't had Apple drives fitted. > Another interesting thing is you do NOT have to reformat the drive to SCSI > after having been formatted as EIDE ... unlike all those PCI EIDE/UATA cards do. I didn't fully understand that part, could you elaborate? > Finally, there is an 8 GB limit on these cards. I'm more worried with the head limit (15). My IDE has 16, but the page http://mickey.lucifier.net/adtx/ claims it won't work on sutch a setup. Again, my problem is complete lack of recognition that the adapter is even on the bus - I can get another IDE drive without mutch hassle. > Oh, and, yes, MacOS 9.2.1's Drive Setup still has the ATDX controller/drive > listed as a valid combination. That's what a i call life-long support - Maybe it's for SCSI Disc Mode? -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
