Re: Emac and pre-amp question
There's an impedance issue here. Preamps made for turntables have a very specific resistance and capacitance across the output that is specified by the RIAA to give a flat frequency response. CD or other line inputs lack this termination, and will give you some odd sounds. You'll be better off keeping the TCC and adjusting the volume. If both controls work, try to keep the eMac's input in the middle of its range, and then adjust the TCC until you get a good sound. Good luck! On Jul 7, 10:29 pm, Fred Thiel fth...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I have a 1GHz eMac running OSX 10.4.11 Tiger I want to use to record vinyl to CD using Vinyl Studio. I would like to use my turntable with a pre-amp to do this. The pre-amp I have in mind is a TCC TC-750LC phono preamp with an output level control, so if the software volume control doesn't work with this set-up, the hardware will control the volume. I have an iMic I can use, but I wonder if the pre-amp will work better using the line out to the eMac's line in. Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Fred -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Leopard is sloooooow to boot...
Hi: I found a deal on a copy of Leopard, and updated my G4 DA. It's been extensively upgraded: - 1.5 GHz OWC processor - 1.5 GB of RAM - DVD-RAM - Acard AEC6290M SATA card with a 160 GB HD - Reflashed Geforce 6200 256MB video card - USB PCI card - maudio Delta 2496 sound card - Sweet Multiport front panel but the boot time has gone up to 3 min. 15 secs! It's about 20 sec just to the grey apple, another 60 sec of spinning gear, and then two mins plus of blank blue screen before the desktop shows up. A friend of mine here claims that this isn't normal. What boot times are folks seeing with 10.5.8? Is there some setup that I can change? I installed the drivers for the SATA and sound cards, but that made no difference. Does anyone have a clue what it's doing? Thanks in advance. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
How Do I Get an MOV File to Play?
Mavens of Malus Domestica: I have a CD that comes with the textbook that I use in a class that I teach that has MOV files that I need to play for the class. When I double-click on them on my Ubuntu machine, they play very well. When I put the CD into my G4 with 10.4.11, it mounts the CD, but does nothing with it. If I click on it, I get the contents of the folder. Double-clicking on the primary file opens Classic Mode, and then a window with the table of contents. I can view the overheads, but clicking on a video only puts a labeled blue box in the middle of the screen. The instructions on the screen tell me to click the image and then click the 'play' button; but when I do that, nothing happens. If I control-click or right-click the box, I get another dialog box; I click on Play Quicktime, but the dialog box disappears and nothing happens. Am I missing a file, or is this cockpit error? Any suggestions are welcome, and thanks in advance. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: nVidia Geforce 6200 vs Radeon 9600 Pro 64 MB
I can't compare the two, but I upgraded my DP 533 DA from the original ATI Rage 16 MB to a flashed GeForce 6200, and it actually made the machine usable. Browsing felt three times as fast, and I could finally run Klondike Forever and watch programs on Hulu.com. Mine was delivered with the requisite pins taped over. - Michael B. in Cincinnati On Jan 29, 8:28 am, Klaus Marx nox...@gmail.com wrote: On Jan 29, 2010, at 2:08 PM, GLT wrote: Klaus, I guess the 6200 would be a bit faster, as long it has a 128bit memory bus. Is it possible to tell how wide the memory bus is? I think the easiest way is to search on google for the specs of the card or to determine it by the amount of ram chips. It would, but you need to tape two pins (http://themacelite.wikidot.com/pins-3-and-1) I was aware of a similar requirement to make the geForce 6200 work in my G4, but not aware a mod was also needed Radeon 9600 Pro. Thanks! However, the link you provided took me to a basically empty page. here's the right link:http://themacelite.wikidot.com/pins-3-and-11 Thanks again, Galen -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Video upgrade options for a Gigabit Ethernet G4
I have a DP 533 DA, and I also installed a flashed GeForce 6200 AGP card. It made a significant difference; between that and an Acard SATA card, my machine is pretty useful. My test application was Klondyke Forever; the animation with the Rage 128 card was unusable, but with the 6200, it runs smoothly and easily. The one limitation I find with this machine is YouTube. I'm a career college instructor, and there's a lot of video resources on YouTube that I can't use with this machine. It just takes too much CPU horsepower. Although this machine is fine in most other respects (browsing, streaming audio, office applications, etc), that one issue has me looking wistfully at used G5's. I know that Mac Mini's are a cheap way into the current Apple Intel system, but I'm an engineer and a tower guy. - Michael B. in Cincinnati On Nov 24, 12:23 am, Stewie de Young stewies...@hotmail.com wrote: A flashed Radeon 9800 256mb card off ebay will set you back $200 but is probably the best you could get for a 2X AGP slot. It depends on how much you want to spend too. A 128mb version of the same card would set you back $125 or more. I just bought a flashed nVidia 6200 256mb for my 2X AGP Cube and is quite good too and at only Au$99 is pretty good value in my opinion. Don't forget these are flashed PC cards. Retail Mac versions of the same video cards are probably double that at least. An AGP card is also a lot faster than its PCI equivalent as well. Stewie From: g...@gmx.net To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Video upgrade options for a Gigabit Ethernet G4 Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:08:03 +0100 I`m slowly upgrading an old G4 Gigabit Ethernet for the young son of a friend. I have already maxed out the memory through the LEM swapt list and it works much better with 2Gb of RAM (the system is currently running OS 10.4.11). It is still used to play games and the original ATI Rage 128 with 16mb VRAM isn`t up to the task of running Medal of Honor as fluidly as it should. Being not too familiar with this model, and after a Google search, I`m looking for advice on how to upgrade the video card. As I have been able to check, this model only has an AGP x2 slot for video cards, plus the PCIs. The ATI Radeon 7500 Mac Edition seems to be compatible, but at 32Mb doesn`t seems to provide much advantage for mid-2000s needs! Has anybody proceeded with such upgrade and, if so, which cards have been used? I guess going for PCI would be better, although I`m not sure the speed of the PCI slots of this model can run modern cards. Thanks! Gorka from Spain. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list _ Download new and classic emoticon packs at Emoticon World Brought to you exclusively by Windows Livehttp://windowslive.ninemsn.com.au/emoticon.aspx? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Will a 1.6 GHz Processor Upgrade Allow my G4 to Run Flash?
My primary interest in flash is to watch Nova on hulu.com. The site requires an upgrade to Flash 9, which isn't available for my 64-bit Ubuntu system. But with the Flash 9 upgrade, it seems to run ok on the G4. It almost maxes out the CPU when I first run a show, and then settles down to about 60% on both CPU's. It's a little jerky, especially in full screen mode, but watchable. I may still get an upgrade, but at least for the moment I can do what I want. Thanks for all your inputs! On Nov 14, 9:06 pm, Paul pper...@gmail.com wrote: At first I thought you must be talking about the machine power needed to develop Flash, but it looks like you're just talking about running the Flash stuff that shows up on the Internet. I use Flashblock on Firefox out of self-defense. So much bloated Flash crap could be done instead with modestly sized animated GIF's. Oh, but that would be so prehistoric and not bleeding edge. Well, let me tell you - Flash is pretty old, it's been around forever, and seems to need a new security update every month or less. What's Flash good for? Helping web developers keep their jobs? But I'm preaching to the choir, aren't I? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 upgrade opinions welcomed
I've got a dual 533 DA, and after putting in a new video card (reflashed GeForce 6200 AGP) and an Acard SATA card, I lost interest in a processor upgrade; those two things made that much difference. You've already got a video card, check out the SATA cards; mine was $70 at OWC, and I had a leftover drive to use. For general internet and office use, it's great. - Michael B. in Cincinnati On May 30, 7:38 pm, Arnel Tuazon a.tua...@gmail.com wrote: On 30/05/09 6:44 PM, Eric Volker evol...@gmail.com wrote: On May 30, 2009, at 2:05 AM, Paul wrote: The less expensive G5's and Intels are cheap enough to compete with those third party G4 upgrades, and you end up with a much more powerful machine. Like others have said, I think your best bet is to go with a new G5 (either an iMac or Powermac.) Dual G5's are relatively cheap (i got my dual 1.8 GHz G5 for $400, after a discount for some case damage.) I started out with a Sawtooth and upgraded to a 1GHz G4 from OWC (eshop.macsales.com.) Even though it made a considerable difference, I felt it still was too slow compared to my PCs even after overclocking it to 1.3GHz. So I upgraded to the dual G5, and the performance was *much* better. If you do go that route, remember to feed your new G5 plenty of RAM, especially if you load Leopard. In the States the older systems are cheaper, but up here in Canada I'm looking at twice the price for that dual G5. Also I don't want another system in the house on top of the newly acquired G4. The study is getting too cluttered and the wife is giving me the evil eye. I'll probably go for the Sonnet due to budget. It'll complete my setup of G3-G5 Macs: a BW G3, a Gig-e G4, and a dual-core G5 PM (as well as a G3/700 iBook thrown into the mix). Thanks all for the advice! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Classic on OS10 Problem
Chuck, About this Mac says that the OS9 drivers are loaded onto the new HD. Magic! - Michel B. in Cincinnati On Dec 29, 12:07 am, Charles Davis c...@gamewood.net wrote: On Dec 28, 2008, at 5:13 PM, Michael B. in Cincinnati wrote: Charles, thanks; but as I noted above, that box is checked. The card is specified on the OWC web site as being boot-capable, and compatible with both OSX and OS9. Go to 'About Mac'/ More Info and check the information about the hard disk. Does it say that OS9 Drivers are there? But when I boot into OSX, OS9 does not start. If I go to System Preferences/System/Classic, it displays the partition with OS9. So I click on that file, and Classic promptly loads. But it won't load separately. Can one install OS9 and OSX on the same partition? I don't do it that way, but it works for lots of folks. BUT you may still need to have the 'OS9 Drivers' loaded on the HD. [NOT partition --- HD] - Michael B. in Cincinnati Chuck D. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Classic on OS10 Problem
To answer several questions: I bought this machine basically to learn about Macs. I also own and use Linux and (unfortunately, due to my job) Windows machines. My interest in OS9 is basically self-educational, not utilitarian. although I like the system. I also installed a decent sound card (m-Audio 2496), and plan to use it for a music workstation; I have lots of older open-reel tapes that I would like to convert to digital, edit to improve the lost high frequencies, and record to CD's. In my original installation, I had an 80GB PATA HD containing 10.4.11, and a second 250 GB PATA HD with two partitions, one containing OS9, and the other for file storage from 10.4. I used one of the hacks reported in these pages to gain 48-bit addressing, and that worked fine. When I booted 10.4, Classic would also boot; I could watch OS9 load during the boot process. The OS9 icon would bounce/flash until the load was completed. Then, I could click on an OS9 app icon, and it would load immediately. I have some old OS9 software, which I admit are mostly curiosities, but they run better on this machine by far than on my G3 iMac. So I installed the SATA card (an Acard AEC-6290M from OWC) with a 160 GB SATA drive with two partitions, the first of which I installed OS9 onto, and the second 10.4. I put the 250 GB PATA drive into an OWC Neptune case, and used that with CCC to transfer the 10.4 install onto the 160 GB's second partition. I then reinstalled OS9 and the apps onto the first partition, because I was beginning to have this error message while it was still running on the PATA drive, and went from there. Afterward, I started having this odd error message about not having a good system file on the startup disk whenever I shut the machine down (it won't sleep because of the USB 2.0 card). So, to be very specific, this is a DA with dual 533 MHz processors, 1.5 GB of RAM, a flashed GeForce 6200 video card (which has been great), a DVD- RAM, 10.4.11, and the above mentioned HD's. It also has a USB 2.0 card and a Sweet Multiport, for what that's worth. Overall, it's a nice system, and one I've enjoyed. I may yet, again for self-educational purposes, install an aftermarket processor. I certainly can't justify it in terms of bang for the buck; it would have been cheaper from the get-go to find a dual 1.8 GHz G5 to start with. But I'm having fun, and that's the issue. I would prefer for the system to behave like it used to, with OS9 kicking in at boot and remaining ready to go. I'm trying to understand why it's behaving the way it is. No, it's not life-threatening; but enquiring minds want to know! Thanks for all your input. For the benefit of others, I'll report back on my findings. - Michael B. in Cincinnati On Dec 27, 4:32 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Dec 27, 2008, at 11:45 AM, Michael B. in Cincinnati wrote: The funny thing is that if I click on an OS9 app, it loads and runs. This isn't funny, this is normal behavior for Classic applications under OS X. It just won't load at boot like it used to. I'm still not following you here. I think you may be saying I'm booted in OS X, but when I click on an OS 9 app instead of seeing the OS 9 (Classic) boot process window open, I'm having the OS 9 app load and run directly? If this is the case, then you've got Classic set up to load automatically on boot and not show the boot window. This means that Classic is already running with when you click on the OS 9 app. You'd adjust this behavior in System PreferencesClassic. You'd need to uncheck the boxes Start Classic when you login and Hide Classic when starting under the Start/Stop tab. If you are trying to boot OS 9 directly either by selecting it in Startup Disk, using the Option key selection, or holding the 9 key at startup, and it's not booting, this could be many things. Booting a SATA PCI card HD is dependent upon firmware on the PCI card, not all SATA PCI can boot in Macs. The firmware on the card might not support OS 9 booting, it may be OS X only? If your OS 9 and OS X are on the same partition (I believe yours are cloned together?) then the OS 9 System can become unblessed and not boot. Older versions of Carbon Copy Cloner have a Bless function for blessing the System folder, but I'm not sure if the newest CCC has this function? You'll need to be sure the OS 9 System is blessed to be bootable. I think the time of OS 9 and Classic is over. You should look for a native OS X program to replace whatever OS 9 programs you're still using. OS 9 and Classic are more burden than any PATA HD. If you're trying to squeeze out performance, I'm very dubious that not using the PATA bus will result in any appreciable performance gain? For performance, I'd suggest you get two identical SATA HDs and stripe them in a RAID 0 set, then backup this set using a single internal or external HD (use the PATA bus if necessary
Classic on OS10 Problem
Hi, I just installed a PCI SATA card in my DA, and I'm having trouble with Classic Mode. I used Carbon Copy Cloner to transfer the old system from the PATA drive to the new SATA, and some stuff didn't make it. After some software reinstalls, I'm almost back to normal, but I keep getting this error message that says that the system can't find a good OS9 system file on the startup disk. However, I put OS9 on a separate (and first) partition. Intrigueingly, Classic Mode will start and run if I start an OS9 app from the OS9 partition. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is this a problem? I didn't have it before when I was running off the internal PATA controller, but I don't think that that's the issue. Thanks in advance! - Michael B. in Cincinnati --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: New Question... Safari 3.2.1 is fast! (was Re: Safari 3.2 is slooow).
I moved to Opera; it's noticeably faster than Safari. - Michael B. in Cincinnati On Nov 26, 10:49 am, Richard Ramsowr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a follow up to my question... I Pulled out my IceClean program and put it to good use and now everything is working correctly... But thanks for the input, I'll check out the few plug-in that I have. Thanks and have a safe and fun filled holiday! Yours Rick Rick Houston --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: What is the exact HD partition limit?
I'm sorry, Kris; where and how? I checked every item on the toolbar, Disk Utility help, and Googled the topic. I could find no way to recalibrate DU in MB. It will show the capacity of the entire disk in both GB and MB, but I could find no way to read the capacity of a single partition in MB. Thanks for your patience, - Michael B. in Cincinnati On Sep 4, 8:36 pm, Kris Tilford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sep 4, 2008, at 7:04 PM, Michael B. in Cincinnati wrote: The problem is, Disk Utility is calibrated in GB, not actual MB. Disk Utility has a selection to change from GB to MB. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Internet Radio/SATA USB Adaptors
There's a couple of interesting pieces on LEM today; see http://www.lowendmac.com/mail/0809mb/0903.html I cheerily confess to being the author of the internet radio piece, but that's not the reason that i direct you there. Please read and you will see. - Michael B. in Cincinnati --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
What is the exact HD partition limit?
Okay, per our recent chat about the 128 GB limit, I need to repartition my second HD at exactly 137,072 MB - or 128 GB. Right now, the DU window shows three partitions of 27.88, 99.88, and 104.76 GB from a HD that is specified by this selfsame application as 232.9 GB, or 250,059.350016 MB. If I add the three partitions together, that gives me 232.52 GB, which is different than the 252.9 GB that Disk Utility gives me for a total. Is the difference the disk image? How do I compensate for that? Is it possible to hit the nail exactly on the head? Thanks yet again! - Michael B. in Cincinnati --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: What is the exact HD partition limit?
The problem is, Disk Utility is calibrated in GB, not actual MB. I can tell because the total capacity is given in both GB and bytes, and the difference reflects the numbers shown below. So, do I partition at exactly 128.000 GB, or 137.072 GB in Disk Utility? On Sep 4, 3:42 pm, Michael B. in Cincinnati [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, per our recent chat about the 128 GB limit, I need to repartition my second HD at exactly 137,072 MB - or 128 GB. Right now, the DU window shows three partitions of 27.88, 99.88, and 104.76 GB from a HD that is specified by this selfsame application as 232.9 GB, or 250,059.350016 MB. If I add the three partitions together, that gives me 232.52 GB, which is different than the 252.9 GB that Disk Utility gives me for a total. Is the difference the disk image? How do I compensate for that? Is it possible to hit the nail exactly on the head? Thanks yet again! - Michael B. in Cincinnati --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: PCI IDE Card Question
Thanks to all. A friend offered me an old ATI 66 MHz PCI IDE card, and I was curious to see if it would work in the DA. Apparently not. Oh, well! - Michael B. in Cincinnati On Sep 3, 9:29 pm, Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter wrote: On Sep 3, 2008, at 10:25 AM, Len Gerstel wrote: Folks, while we're discussing the disk drive topic, I have a question about PCI IDE controllers. Does one need a special model with Mac firmware, or will any PCI iDE card suffice? Thanks! You need a Mac compatible one. A windows one will not work. The kexts which come with OS X list which IDE cards are supported. In each case, only the Mac-compatible cards are supported. Before any kexts get involved the card needs Mac compatible firmware since the Mac uses this in order to read in the OS. If the firmware can't boot up the Mac it's just taking up space in a PCI slot. Same as video cards. Other cards, network, firewire, USB and so on don't need firmware as they aren't accessed until the OS loads. But video cards and disk interface cards need firmware to be loaded at boot time. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
