At 05:37 -0700 2005/08/01, Aaron wrote: >BTW, I have not used the L2 Cache DIMM when trying the MAXpowr G3 card. I >didn't use it with the Sonnet and I presume I shouldn't use it with any card >that has a backside cache.
At 22:18 -0500 2005/08/01, Jeff Walther wrote: >For best performance you shouldn't use the cache DIMM. However, I >have read of instances where installing the cache made a PTP run >stably, where it wouldn't without the DIMM. Apparently the PTP had >some problems with ringing on the bus or some such and the DIMM >"terminated" it. At this moment, Aaron doth write: I just took out the 250 MHz 604e CPU, leaving in the L2 DIMM, and put in the MAXpowr card. It's working!!! Ironically, perhaps, the L2 (Actually here it would be an L3 cache!) is disabled, as verified by several utilities. But it's presence does the trick! -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:powercomputing@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
