I've just transplanted an 8100/100 Powermac motherboard to a Quadra 800 case. I intend to use this machine exclusively as a print and file server over a two-machine network, so it'll be running as least as much as I run my main machine, which is usually anywhere from three to five hours a day. My problem is that while I have both an AV and and HPV video card, neither will seem to fit into the Q800 case. The cards fit into the PDS slot on the 8100 mobo just fine, of course, but once the board is mounted in the case, the frame won't allow me to fit a video card into the slot. I've scoured Ebay looking for PDS terminators, but they seem to be as scarce as hen's teeth, and anyway this project is 'way over budget already. The machine seems to run just fine without a terminator or a video card. A few posts on Usenet note that some people have seemed to run 8100's with an empty PDS without any problems, but I'd hate to have spent all this money and gone to all this trouble just to slowly fry the motherboard. I know it's supposed to be risky to run an 8100 with an empty PDS slot, but how risky is it?
Is there any kind of video card that will fit an 8100 board mounted in a Q800 case? If not, should I just let this machine gather dust until I can scrounge up a PDS terminator at a reasonable (i.e. cheap) price? Has anybody else out there had this kind of problem? -- Quadlist 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> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:quadlist@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:quadlist-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:quadlist-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
