Re: [1st] OS 9.2.2 on a PM 6300?

> So I guess I go back to my original question: has anyone tried this > patch for 9.2.x on a 6300 before? Is it compatible or will I break my > System and have to do a clean install? Nat, When doing this, it would be best to start with a clean install in the first place. So if you have an exter

Re: [1st] Radius 81/110 (8100) Troubleshooting

> I have a Radius 81/110 clone (basically an 8100/110 in > another box) which suddenly died. It was working fine > one day and when I switched it on the next, it failed > to start up > > I’ve pulled it apart and I’m pretty sure the PSU is > fine... You're probably right about the PS being OK.

Re: [1st] CD drive for 7100

> I have an Apple internal drive (600i) which I want to install in my 7100, > but the fittings in the machine are different to the fittings on the drive, > can anybody help? Does the 7100 use a plastic sled like the 8100? I believe the 6100 also uses a mounting sled. Not sure about 7100's, but t

Re: [1st] CD burner for 6300

> I would like to install a CD burner in place of the original 600i > internal CDROM. I would like to know what my options are, and what > drive you folks would recommend? Would I want to upgrade to OS 9.1 or > should I stick with 8.6? I am very happy with the performance of 8.6 > on this machin

[1st] Thunder24

Peter, > I can supply 3.0 or 3.1 ROMs (your choice), made from the master ROMs > which are archived in my library. I recently acquired a Thunder24 in good condition from eBay. It seems to work well in my 8100 with a NewerTech G3 upgrade, along with the PDS AV card that now drives the second moni

[1st] Re: G3 NewerTech dips switches? [7100/66 accelerator]

> I have a 7100/80, and I'd like to accelerate it as > well. Apparently, it only has one available slot, and > the monitor goes in there! Yikes! Actually, the 7100 has three Nubus slots and one PDS slot. The accelerators are designed to "pass-thru" the PDS video signal to a connector (for the dis

[1st] Re: G3 NewerTech dips switches? [7100/66 accelerator]

> while we're on it: I have a 7100/66, and upgrading would help me much... i > have a PDS graphicds card now, but also a NuBus one lying around There were two makers of accelerators for the first generation (Nubus) Power Macs, Newer Technologies and Sonnet Technologies. Amazingly, Sonnet appears

[1st] Re: G3 NewerTech dips switches?

Mike N, > I have a PowerCenter 132... That's a PCI-based Power Mac clone, I believe. You can ask here, but you may have more luck on the "PCI Power Macs" list. I know all about the "Nubus" NewerTech accelerator, but not much about the PCI versions. - Ken -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by

[1st] Re: 6200 system upgrade

> currently has 64 meg of ram and is running 7.5.1. > What would be the best system to have on it? I have > the necessary system disks and upgrades to 9.2.2, so > getting an upgraded system isn't a problem. With 64MB RAM, Mac OS 9.x is a bit out of reach. Since it hasn't been suggested yet, how

[1st] Re: Largest hard disk for a 7100

In my 8100, I have an 18GB SCSI drive. It is an IBM with a 50-pin connector. In an external case, I have a 9GB drive with an 80-pin connector, connected through a 80-to-50-pin converter. I used to have a huge (physically) 23GB drive in an external case (68-pin with a converter to 50-pin), but it