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

ch 08, 2005 5:23 AM Subject: [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 (

[1st] Re: G3 NewerTech dips switches?

>> I can supply 3.0 or 3.1 ROMs (your choice), made from the master ROMs >> which are archived in my library. > >Thanks, but you mean ROMs you burn, or an image that I have to find a way to >burn? I don't think the ROMs from back then are flashable. The ROMs are complete, ready to install, burned

[1st] Re: G3 NewerTech dips switches?

> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 20:49:49 EST > Subject: [1st] Re: G3 NewerTech dips switches? > [...] >> Using a Thunder/24 with ROM 1.6.1, working fine, with acceleration, on a >> 7100/66. The only thing i

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

--- Ken Watanabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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

[1st] Re: G3 NewerTech dips switches?

>> A good, fully-featured 24-bit card for NuBus Macs is the Supermac >> Spectrum Thunder/24. Required ROM 3.0 or 3.1 in order to support PPC. >> Lower will support 68K only. > >Using a Thunder/24 with ROM 1.6.1, working fine, with acceleration, on a >7100/66. The only thing is that some of the opti

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> A good, fully-featured 24-bit card for NuBus Macs is the Supermac > Spectrum Thunder/24. Required ROM 3.0 or 3.1 in order to support PPC. > Lower will support 68K only. Using a Thunder/24 with ROM 1.6.1, working fine, with acceleration, on a 7100/66. The only thing is that some of the options ar

[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]

--- Ken Watanabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 I have a 7100/80, and I'd like to accelerate it as well. Apparently, it only has one available slot,

[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?

>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, so I >could >eventually get along with a used PDS-Slot... >now I'm much of a beginner (really not much idea about Mac HW), and living >in Eastern Europ

[1st] Re: G3 NewerTech dips switches?

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, so I could eventually get along with a used PDS-Slot... now I'm much of a beginner (really not much idea about Mac HW), and living in Eastern Europe... can

[1st] Re: G3 NewerTech dips switches?

>I know all about the >"Nubus" NewerTech accelerator, but not much about the PCI versions. The NuBus NewerTech accelerator, which has NO DIP switches, requires a PDS slot. Some models offer "HPV Pass-through", which actually works for more than just the HPV card. These are rock-solid below 30

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>Card is in and the machine boots up just fine. System profiler says PPC >604e @ 241 MHz. Is that right? Is the card not a G3? No, should still say G3. Even a NewerTech G3 card with a defective backside cache is seen as a G3, although the MaxPowr INIT will crash the machine because that cache

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> > 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. D'oh! I need to learn how to read better me

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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

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My Reply follows quote. On 06/03/2005 17:59 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >>1. What settings on the DIP switches >>2. I'm running 9.1 what drivers will I need? >> >>OWC's web site has also been less than helpful in both >>regards. >>Thanks in advance. >> >>-- >>Mike N >> > >I have two NewerTech Maxpo

[1st] Re: G3 NewerTech dips switches?

> >I have a PowerCenter 132 I'd like to install a used NewerTech Maxpowr > >G3 225MHz accelerator into. After much frustration looking through the > >search results via Google the two silly questions I have are: > > > >1. What settings on the DIP switches > >2. I'm running 9.1 what drivers will I n

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> >Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 15:56:29 -0500 >Subject: [1st] G3 NewerTech dips switches? >From: Mike Nicewonger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Hi all, > >I have a PowerCenter 132 I'd like to install a used NewerTech Maxpowr >G3 225MHz accelerator into. After much frustration loo

[1st] Re: G3 NewerTech dips switches?

On Sunday, March 6, 2005, at 04:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. What settings on the DIP switches All up. Check. 2. I'm running 9.1 what drivers will I need? You will need the MaxPowr INIT in order to properly set the cache mode. Will DL later. Remove the motherboard's cache card. Check Card i

[1st] Re: G3 NewerTech dips switches?

>1. What settings on the DIP switches All up. >2. I'm running 9.1 what drivers will I need? You will need the MaxPowr INIT in order to properly set the cache mode. Remove the motherboard's cache card. -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronics