Re: A Newbie w/ a PowerTower Pro 225 ID67

[Jim Arnott]

See below:

James Elliott wrote:

It's trying to set the time against Apple's time server.  If you're 
not online, it can't find the server.  Go to the Date and Time control 
panel and disable this if you won't be online.

-James

Aloha from Hawaii,

This is my first post to this list. I am so excited to have my first ever
PowerComputing Machine. It has some issues. She starts up in 9.1 with a
network time error. I reset the clock, same thing. What does this mean?

What Mr. Elliot said.



Is there a formula for what the disk cache and virtual memory should 
be set
to?

The default is a good place to start.  Apple's recommendation is 1 mb 
more than the actual memory for VM.  That's where I run mine. In your 
case, that would be 57 mb. Significantly larger VM will slow the machine 
it's said.  I'm old and slow. I don't think that I'd notice. ;o)



The Apple System Profiler says that the External L2 cache is not 
installed.
What does that do? Will the External L2 cache from a Umax SuperMac c500
603e/200 work in my PowerTower Pro 225 ID67...? And if I need one where
would I get  a L2 cache?

Dunno. Sold mine when I added the XLR8 card. Didn't get too much for it 
IIRC.  Watch ebay. Consider a processor upgrade. G3s are getting cheap. 
This time next year, G4s will be cheap. My XLR8 ZIF card and a 350 mhz 
processor cost me $50 delivered.



Built in memory 56 MB= A1/16MB  A2/32MB  A3/8MB
I would like to add more memory, Is there an order or strategy to this?

Start saving your dimes and quarters for 128 mb sticks.  Available 
everywhere for about $25 ea. Depending on your budget, you can buy 1, 2 
or all eight.



Under model names it says that Power Macintosh 9500 series, are they
identical twins or the other kind?

Functionally, yes. Practically? Better. ;o) Case holds more. 
Replacement power supplies are cheaper.

Jim

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