Re: Difference between G4 733s?

2008-09-28 Thread PeterH
On Sep 27, 2008, at 1:29 PM, Tom wrote: Do both 733s, the DA and the QS, fail to recognize internal hard drives larger than 128 gigs? Native LBA48 capability, or, more correctly, the defaulting to include the LBA48 property, is part of the QS 2002 ROM, only. Also later G4s and all G5s.

Difference between G4 733s?

2008-09-27 Thread Tom
Is there any significant difference between the G4 733s? There is a G4 733 Digital Audio in a blue/gray case, and a G4 733 Quicksilver in a silver case, and I've looked over the specs on Everymac.com and don't really see much difference between the two. Why did Apple put the same processor in two

Re: Difference between G4 733s?

2008-09-27 Thread PeterH
On Sep 27, 2008, at 12:37 PM, Tom wrote: Is there any significant difference between the G4 733s? There is a G4 733 Digital Audio in a blue/gray case, and a G4 733 Quicksilver in a silver case, and I've looked over the specs on Everymac.com and don't really see much difference between the

Re: Difference between G4 733s?

2008-09-27 Thread Tom
Do both 733s, the DA and the QS, fail to recognize internal hard drives larger than 128 gigs? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a

Re: Difference between G4 733s?

2008-09-27 Thread Len Gerstel
On Sep 27, 2008, at 4:29 PM, Tom wrote: Do both 733s, the DA and the QS, fail to recognize internal hard drives larger than 128 gigs? Natively, neither supports large hard drives. There have been discussions on the list about a way to hack it. The other main difference between a DA and

Re: Difference between G4 733s?

2008-09-27 Thread J.M.P.Hissel
On 27-09-2008 22:50, Len Gerstel, [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote: Natively, neither supports large hard drives. There have been discussions on the list about a way to hack it. Not completely correct. The QS 733ED/2002 has nativly LDS (= Large Disk Support). But helas no level 3 cache. Jo Hissel

Re: Difference between G4 733s?

2008-09-27 Thread Tom
Well, this is all very good to know and I thank you much for the info. I am in the process of replacing a dead 733 DA (power supply failure maybe, but I don't know how to replace power supplies, and it may be something else), and at first I was just going to buy another DA someplace like eBay,