Re: [PCI] Mac OS X bootable backups?

>If I image a Mac OS X tiger DVD and burn it to a DVD will that work as >a backup in case my origanal is messed up? > >Is that legal? You could use Toast to make bootable backups all day and all night, and THAT was legal as every time you did so a dialog box asked you about your license for the

Re: [PCI] 7300 with 604e/350?

>Sorry! But the 604ev Mach V out of the PM 9600/350 will in no ways work in >any 7300 ae. The only other Kansas will be the 8600. If you transplant a Mach 5 8600 mobo into a 7300 case, it becomes an "8600 Mach 5 DT". The PSU connectors of a 7300 is compatible with the 8600 mobo (any version, p

Re: [PCI] ACARD drivers

>Are there no OS 9 drivers for the Mac, or does the >card need no driver with OS 9 as it is built into the card BIOS, or is >it just me? ACARD's 6280M/6880M card should be fully functional on OS 9 (any variant). OS X may need some help, but be aware that most UATA cards are supported natively

Re: [PCI] FW: XPostFacto and ATA cards

>... any ATA/IDE card acts like SCSI when added to these machines, too, so I am told ... But, under OS X, these cards are seen for what they really are ... ATA/UATA cards. With Intech's Hard Disk SpeedTools, one can initialize and partition and subsequently use all of a HUGE HD's capacity, wh

Re: [PCI] Verizon DSL on PowerMacs

>>A simple way around it though is to use a router, even if you only >>have one machine. The router deals with PPPoE and your computer(s) >>only need to access it via ordinary TCP/IP. > >That's what I've had to do with all my clients here. Reasonable >solution, IMO. PPPoE is a PITA. The far

Re: [PCI] 7600 with 8500 processor

>My pet peeve is when people call a computer case the 'CPU'... In my past mainframe experience, we called it the CPU (the processor, the processor storage, the processor power distribution unit, the processor coolant distribution unit, etcetera), and it was as large as a living room, and consu

Re: [PCI] SCSI DVD/CDR Suggestions?

>if you have a USB card in there. maybe you could buy one of those >cheap USB external HDD things for less than $20 and then use any IDE >drive ya want on it. I'm just not sure if it will work right with your >Mac OS. At Work (I work for Best Buys' GeekSquad) We have a simile >setup. but we rarel

Re: [PCI] SCSI DVD/CDR Suggestions?

>Looking for suggestions on what I need to perform two tasks with my setup >which includes a 7300/180 upgraded to G3 and a 6500/250: > >1. Play DVDs >2. Burn CDs I have done both on a 7300/200, using this technique: 1) an EIDE/UATA CD/DVD-ROM-R-R/W drive was adapted to SCSI using an ACARD "SCSI

Re: [PCI] [PI] 7600 with 8500 processor

>> That's an ATA card issue, for which most ATA card manufacturers have a >> fix. > >It's weird. You can always tell a Mac user by their use of "ATA" whenever >they ... I KNOW the difference, having been a designer and tester of UATA (ATA) cards for the Mac. I just wasn't sure whether you knew

Re: [PCI] 7600 with 8500 processor

>maybe I need a better card, and not an ata 66 Certainly an option. ATA/66 cards were probably the first to observe this problem, but the flaw certainly existed before. Doubtless because the same company, FirmTek, which developed the rather rare ProMax ATA/33 card's firmware, also developed t

Re: [PCI] 7600 with 8500 processor

>>The best upgrade for a 7600 is a complete 8500 motherboard and video >>connector panel set. > >unless you want to play mp3s on an ata disk on it - and discovers >that the 8500 motherboard starts cuttin up the sound, studdering. That's an ATA card issue, for which most ATA card manufacturers ha

Re: [PCI] WTB: 9600 mp card

>Were there ever any problems with compatibility among daughtercards for Mach >5 motherboards? Not that I can recall. There were "9500 Only", etcetera, issues with pre-Mach 5 motherboards, though. The Mach 5 motherboard, 8600 or 9600, is essentially the most highly developed of the pre-G3 Mac

Re: [PCI] 7600 with 8500 processor

>Has anyone run a 7600 machine with an 8500 processor? Usually OK with Apple processors. Almost always OK with third-party processors. The best upgrade for a 7600 is a complete 8500 motherboard and video connector panel set. I've done this to one machine, and it is nice. (An 8600 motherboard

Re: [PCI] 8600 MOBO in 9500 ?

>I have a spare 8600 mach 5 MOBO, can it work in the 9500 case? >The connectors on the edge look like they would match up. >The only item I will need, if it will work, is the processor and it's >board.and some memory. Not so fast! Although the 9500 case has a "knock-out" which can accommodate th

Re: [PCI] mounting a second drive in a powermac 7600.

>I have a dilemma. I'm trying to mount a second drive >on my 7600. The drive does not show up on the desk >top. However, if I mount the drive alone and start >from the cd (OS 9.0.4) it shows up as untitled. How >can I make it show up since I do want to transfer the >files from the first drive to t

Re: [PCI] WTB: 9600 mp card

>You need to watch out for the board type on the 9600. There were two >types of boards and the cpu carda were not supposed to interchange. >Seems like they were called Tsunami and Nitro boards or maybe it was >Mach 5 for the later boards. Tsunami is the 6-slot pre-Mach 5 board (9500 and earl

Re: [PCI] WTB: 9600 mp card

>The 9600 only ever came in a 200MHz version, the 180MHz version was from the >9500MP/180. I have a 9500MP/180, and a friend has a 9600MP/200 so I should >know ;-) NewerTech made two MP cards, both of which would work in any PCI Mac, even Mach 5s IIRC. These are termed 400 MHz and 450 MHz, and

Re: [PCI] G3 upgrade in 8600

>I was thinking of giving it a try in my Mach V 8600 which currently >has a 300MHz 604ev. From looking over your post I see that you state >a Mach V machine always runs with a 50MHz bus. It appears from he >chart that this upgrade card does not support that bus speed or at >least can not b

Re: [PCI] G3 upgrade in 8600

>Depending on the CPU speed, the 7600 bus runs at anything between 40 MHz >and 50 MHz. Of course, as the bus speed is always a sub-multiple of the CPU speed. If a 200 MHz machine, say, the "multiplier" will be 4.0, and the bus speed will be 50.0 MHz. If a 225 MHz machine, say, the "multiplier

Re: [PCI] G3 upgrade in 8600

>I have a NewerTech Maxpowr G3 card that I can't get >to work in a 8600. The card works fine in a 7600. >Any suggestions as to what to do? I have installed >the necessary software on the 8600. 7600 has a 46 +/- MHz bus and on-motherboard cache. Non-Mach 5. 8600/233 or slower also has a 46 +

Re: [PCI] PRAM battery deals?

>Does anyone know of good deals for PRAM batteries for the 9600? $6.95, or so, at any Radio Shack. A stock item at all stores. Much, much less, about $1.00 for tested good "pulls" from recycled/scrapped machines, which abound these days in and around Silly Cone Valley. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sp

Re: [PCI] DVD Installation Questions

>My questions are: >1. How can I get audio to play from the CD burner and the DVD burner to >the computer speakers? Depending upon the particulars of the CD/DVD driver, the audio can be read over the SCSI bus, or over the EIDE/UATA bus, without requiring any connection to the motherboard's aud

Re: [PCI] DSL Dilema

In a message dated 8/30/05 10:19:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Does anyone know of a website or FAQ that will explain (as in plain English) step by step how to set up my Mac for DSL? I have a 6500, a Cisco 675 and Qwest for service. >> http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/794/675_faq.shtml

Re: [PCI] 9600 vs PowerTower Pro

>I got a 9600 (pre-Mach V) with a MaxPowr G3/500/1M card that was working >fine. I tried using the card in my PTP that had been working with a Sonnet >G3/450/1M card until I accidentally fried the latter. (Explanation below!) >I couldn't get it to work - it kept freezing, usually just after "St

Re: [PCI] 9600 vs PowerTower Pro

>I have the opportunity to acquire both a PowerTower Pro and/or a 9600 with >the intent to upgrade with G3/400 or better; added RAM; improved video card; >added HD's - all of which I have on hand - just needing the right box. > >Appreciate comments as to pros and cons of each. Power Tower Pro -

Re: [PCI] scsi scanner

>I was in almost your exact shoes two months ago. I found that I couldn't get >my SCSI scanner to work with the QuickSilver until I downloaded and >installed the appropriate SCSI card driver from the card manufacturer. (The >only difference is I'm using Panther not Tiger.) There is a Mac OS X upd

Re: [PCI] PowerTower Pro 225 Question

>>Some may be active terminators. Not sure if the AMP one is, or is not. > >Thank you for explaining what they are used for and do. > >I still would like to see what they look like and continue to wonder if >there is a single ite which comprehensively details information about them. A conventional

Re: [PCI] PowerTower Pro 225 Question

>>If you're really paranoid about Voodoo, get a terminator from a Q950 and >>run all drives unterminated, installing the Q950 terminator in the last >>connector. > >What do these terminators look like? Is there a comprehensive site? Although there are various makers, Apple used a terminator made

Re: [PCI] PowerTower Pro 225 Question

>I notice it has 8 DIMM slots, and my 9600 and Daystar >Genesis MP 800+ both have 12 DIMM slots. How diffeent >is the logic board in these 8-DIMM clones??? It >appears that the internal bus runs at only 45 MHz. Is >this a problem ?? It is a 9500 derivative design, which was intentionally reduced

Re: [PCI] Info needed for MAXpowr PCI 300/200/1.0

>Can anyone tell me the switch settings for 7300, 7600, >9600, and 9500 ?? All up for pre-Mach 5; up, down, down, up for Mach 5. Only certain 8600 and 9600 models came in a Mach 5 variant; all others came in pre-Mach 5 variant. In general, 233 MHz and lower are pre-Mach 5; 250 MHz and above ar

Re: [PCI]

>There is a connector for the non-usual bus >inside thoug, and I've successfully hooked up drives to it (e.g. a 40GB SCSI >drive whicj refused to function correctly on the other bus. You can still >add other drives to the external Bbus too, just then have to be careful >about SCSI ID's. > >Beware

Re: [PCI] Looking for colorsync profile for Color Laserwriter 12/660

>As far as I know the Color Laserwriter 12/660 uses the >same ColorSync Profile as the Color Laserwriter 12/600. Same basic printer, different I/O board. Different profiles, too. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.co

Re: [PCI] problem with Laserwriter 16/600PS

>The Laserwriter 16/600 only talks through AppleTalk, so make sure you >have AppleTalk turned on and pointing at the port where you have the >printer setup. The 16/600PS has a variety of options, including full support for a bidirectional parallel port. If you use its Ethernet port, you wil

Re: [PCI] problem with Laserwriter 16/600PS

>In a recent loss of many things during a rebuild >after a virus like series of system problems etc >I find I cannot get my printer to run Does your 16/600PS have a built-in hard drive? It could be flaky. Mine does, and it is indeed flaky. Since the incoming "jobs" are buffered on the hard dr

Re: [PCI] Power mac 9600/300

>I just upgraded the above mentioned mac with a MACh >Carrier G4 MPe 450 MHz G4 processor. There is a >power cable on the processor card. The paper work that I believe that is inended for an external fan/heatsink accessory. The processor card receives its power through the processor slot connect

Re: [PCI] PM 7200/AAUI/Ethernet Trivia Questions

>Just out of curiosity, how fast is it running at with the G3? > >Someone on the PCI list a while back said something along the lines of >"400MHz is the minimum speed you need to surf." I can kinda see what >they're getting at. 233 is perfectly fine. If you want to play DVDs, 350 or faster seems

Re: [PCI] PM 7200/AAUI/Ethernet Trivia Questions

>I wanted to ask: was the PM 7200 the first Power Mac to accept an Ethernet >connection with built-in hardware? That is, via a standard Ethernet port >(RJ-45) built into the machine itself rather than via the AAUI port that >Apple had first implemented with the Quadra 700? Did both the 75 MHz an

Re: [PCI] 9600 CPU in a 7500 ? Can it be done?

>I have a 233 MHz 604e card marked "9600 Only" running in a 7500 >as we speak. Of course, there are always exceptions to the exceptions. Apple made certain components, mostly CPU cards and cache cards, to IBM's specification for the Power architecture. But there were exceptions for specific m

Re: [PCI] 9600 CPU in a 7500 ? Can it be done?

>Again, not true. The 233 MHz Apple cards work. The 250 MHz cards from >PowerComputing and Umax work. These cards do not have the inline cache. >The only cards that DON'T work are the 250 MHz, 300 MHz and 350 MHz >"Kansas, MachV" cards that do have the inline cache. These cards came in >the se

Re: [PCI] 7x00 cdrom as only device on internal scsi

>If you are running a >stock apple cdrom as the only device on the internal scsi bus 0 of a >powermac 7x00, I would like to hear from you about your experience with >such a set up. SOP for my installations, as all have LVS/SE- or UW-cards for their hard drives, for maximum performance. The devi

Re: [PCI] SCSI

>Your computer has two SCSI interfaces: an internal >=Fast<= SCSI chain and an >external standard SCSI chain Note that these are TWO separate busses. >The internal SCSI chain supports the internal hard disk and CD-ROM drive. An >Apple-authorized dealer or service provider can connect one additi

Re: [PCI] 7500 Fan Configurations

>Today, I stumbled across a ebay seller auctioning off a "fan cooling kit" >that appears nearly identical to one the described in my pdf. Guess I >should have >obtained a patent for it ;)? The ebay seller claims a 7 F (4 C) drop in the >lower bay due to his cooling kit. Keep in mind this is eb

Re: [PCI] tapping power for a fan on a 7300 and/or 7600

>Is there a >more elegant solution, a supply on the mb? NEVER tap power from the motherboard. If you need +12 volts, get it from Pin 1 of any handy disk drive connector (Pin 2 is the +12 volts return). If you need +5 volts, get it from Pin 4 of any handy disk drive connector (Pin 3 is the +5

Re: [PCI] 128 bit encryption

>Which 7X00 mobo? My feeble memory seems to recall the 7200 power supply will >work with the 7500 and 8500 mobo's and maybe the 7600. The "B" power supply will work with any 8500/9500 motherboard (not including the 7300). Yes, this power supply will work with 7200, 7500, 7600 and 8500 motherb

Re: [PCI] Question on possible 9600 upgrade (opinions wanted)

>If I may suggest... > >Two weeks ago I picked up locally a 500 MHz Sawtooth >G4 AGP Graphics tower ... That was my first choice, while they were still available from a local liquidator, but the supply of such machines dried up almost instantly. The B&W was a fall-back plan. -- PCI-PowerMacs

Re: [PCI] Question on possible 9600 upgrade (opinions wanted)

>Do I _really_ want to pour more money into my 9600 box? Beloved though it >is, I'm mindful that any upgrade I get is going to get choked by the >wretched 50MHz bus speed. BINGO! And this is why my next upgrage will be to a B&W (100 MHz bus speed and builtin USB and Firewire) and not to a supe

Re: [PCI] Identifying Mach V CPU cards?

>Can anyone tell me how to identify the Mach V 604e's from the 8600/9600 >Kansas systems? >What markings should I look for, and how can I tell one speed from another? On the rear of the card are four places where one zero value resistor is soldered. The indicia reads: 250 MHz, 300 MHz, 350 MHz

Re: [PCI] installing OS 9.2

>Some apps and some hardware _require_ OS 9.2, including some Sonnet >upgrade cards. Some, like the later Toasts, and the DVD player mods which support the Radeon, require 9.2.1. 9.2.2 is needed for X, but not if you're going to stick with 9. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by

Re: [PCI] Questions about DVD-RAM Drive

>Fortunately, real DVD-R/RW-CDR/RW drives are readily available for < >$100. And dual-layer drives are now available at Fry's for under $100. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet &

Re: [PCI] 7500 Fan Configurations

>Just got a 7500 used. It has an extra fan kicking around in the drive >bay, which appears to theoretically be blowing on the processor--ie. it >is there, but was not connected to a power source. The repair manual >for this machine does not show a fan in this location--though the case >is cl

Re: [PCI] Is 10baseT enough for Comcast?

>Ethernet is above all a network and it is designed >around having multiple clients talking to multiple servers rather >than a single client talking to a single server. If at all possible, switches (which are capable of full-duplex transmission between all pairs of ports, all simultaneously) r

Re: [PCI] PC SDRAM DIMMs into Power Mac 8500/8600?

>Are you saying that Dimms from a RS/6000 will fit a pci Mac? I have >about 8 128meg dimms, one of which by Crucial part number is for the >RS/6000 and the rest have notches that match exactly. I do not have a >pci Mac to test them in though. By industry agreement, the two keying positions and

Re: [PCI] VST UltraTek ATA/66 OS X firmware

>I'm curious if anyone has flashed a VST UltraTek ATA/66 card with the >firmware that makes it OS X compatible? ( >http://eshop.macsales.com/VST/ ) If so how was the performance of >the card afterwards? Didn't work reliably on OS 9 or earlier ... FLASHed it back. >Anyone have it installed o

Re: [PCI] Questions on a Beige G3

>Better to use an IDE PCI card as you can get higher throughput. If >you use the IDE-SCSI adapter. You are limited to the throughput of >your SCSI bus. I use my ACARD SCSIDE "Bridges" on a dual channel LVD/SE SCSI card (ATTO). The throughput capacity limit therefore becomes the "Bridge's" 40

Re: [PCI] Questions on a Beige G3

>I have a Beige G3 with only 32 MB RAM (More coming) running OS 9.2. The >computer has SCSI capacity, but no SCSI appliances internally. There is an >internal >male SCSI outlet on the board. Could I connect a ribbon to the outlet and >use >a SCSI hard drive (or two) as well as the IDE hard dr

Re: [PCI] 9600/G3 oddity was

>I have not installed my Zif adaptor in my 9600 until I could find >outmore about this. > >But I have a haunting thought that the G3 at 300 MHz might still >offer an improvement in performance due to processor efficiency alone >compared to the 604ev. True, plus the machine will be able to run G

Re: [PCI] 9600/G3 oddity was Re: [PCI] MaxPowr 225 in PowerCenter 132

>Speaking of bus speeds, my old 9600/200, with the >MaxPowr G3/300 daughtercard never went past 302.1MHz with a 46.5MHz bus. Although the 9600/200 is normally the best candidate for a G3 or G4 upgrade, NewerTech's cards have trouble making the 50 MHz that the bus is capable of. Which is why th

Re: [PCI] MaxPowr 225 in PowerCenter 132

>You bet. Power Computing's 604e/240 systems were the equal (or better, >IMHO) of any other Power Mac of their day. The only possible exception >would be the 350 MHz Mach V 9600 and I think it would probably be a >neck-and-neck race in most functions, especially if your 240 has a full >1 MB

Re: [PCI] convert hd from scsi

>Any one have an idea of whether I can convert my scsi to an >ATA/IDE/EIDE Hard Drive? >I was told a couple of years ago that there was a kit for this. >I have a PowerCenterPro 180 which I believe is the 9600 mac or close. You can convert EIDE/UATA to SCSI, using an ACARD SCSIDE "Bridge". SCSI

Re: [PCI] 9.2

>> The main reason for versions after 9.1 is OS X compatibility, >> primarily for running Classic. >> >Ah! I knew there was a good reason for me not needing it at present... 9.2 (or 9.2.1) is required for some commercial products, and some hacks to play DVDs on early machines. -- PCI-PowerMacs

Re: [PCI] powermac 8600

>i've powered it up, and it boots ok, but i was wondering if >it's worth keeping around for nostalgic reasons, or if i should >attempt to make use of it? it's got 64 MB of ram, so could probably >do with more, is it hard to get hold of? Looks for deals on LEM-Swap. 128 MB sticks are best. Alth

Re: [PCI] Two serial devices, one port

>Is there any kind of 'Y adapter' available that will allow me to plug 2 >devices (in this case, a Wacom graphics tablet and a Global Village modem) >into >one modem port? The printer port is already in use. The old ADB-type KVM switches included a Mini-DIN 8 transfer function, which was in

Re: [PCI] IDE & SCSI HARD DRIVES

>Is it possible to use both a SCSI and an IDE hard drive in the same >computer, say, a 7600/G3 with a card? Absolutely! EIDE/UATA cards will simulate SCSI busses. A 7600 has SCSI busses 0 and 1 on the motherboad, so PCI EIDE/UATA cards will simulate SCSI busses 2, 3, ... A 7600, or similar,

Re: [PCI] 9600 Start-up Anomaly

>What's going on here? The requirement for double power-ons is not unique to 9600s. This occurs most often after any configuration change, but is certainly more frequent after a PCI card change. Usually, the machine will require one double power-on, and thereafter it will required only one.

Re: [PCI] ATA Drive Question

>The cards I am familiar with treat the drive as though >it is a SCSI device and I expect the formatting is peculiar to >the card. So far, all ... except ADTX have shared the same, SCSI-type format, and are interchangeale between controllers. >I wouldn't expect it to work to just move such a

Re: [PCI] AOL

>What is the latest version of AOL I can run on my 9600/Xlr8 G3/OS 9.0, and >where can I find a copy? 5.0 (Revision 19.46) is the last version to support OS 9.x. Any later version is for OS X only. You can get 5.0 here: (The abovelink works be

Re: [PCI] Mac and PC Harmony WAS Re: [PCI] MS-DOS format

>Would anyone who uses OS 9/8.6 and communicates by disk swaps with >PCs error/problem FREE on a DAILY basis please >tell us how to do so. Specifying programs used, type of disk, >formatting and other details of how this is done. Mac/ISO CD-Rs, burned using Toast 4.1.3. Just select "Mac/ISO Hyb

Re: [PCI] Quick L2 cache question - was Re: [PCI] Quick CPU question

>Oh well. > >Apparently the PCP180's L2 cache isn't working in my 8500. It's 512 KB >and capable of running at 60 MHz. Logic says that if it can run at 60 >MHz, it can run at 50 MHz just as well. With it in, I get the startup >sound but no picture (through the video out). There were special

Re: [PCI] 8600 video problem

>on my 7300 I had a bad vrambank. >the screendoor would only show at 256 colours, >I experimented with shuffling the vram dimms and ended up with just >using 3 out of for banks and leaving one of them empty, >and it worked, a little circuit was blackened, >so I did not use the bank next to that on

Re: [PCI] 8600/300 mobo.

>>It was for a cache module DS. >> >Since the Mach 5 machines had cache on the processor card, they did not have the cache >socket installed on the motherboard. > > >The ROM SIMM socket was, however, installed on the motherboard, although it was never used. > >That brown socket is for the ROM SI

Re: [PCI] 8600/300 mobo.

>It was for a cache module DS. Since the Mach 5 machines had cache on the processor card, they did not have the cache socket installed on the motherboard. The ROM SIMM socket was, however, installed on the motherboard, although it was never used. That brown socket is for the ROM SIMM. -- PC

Re: [PCI] 7300 take apart

>This is for the 7500, which is the same box as the 7300... > >http://www.mathdittos2.com/columns/bh/bh010723.html > >See also the tech docs for the 7300. Only slight differences. 7300 (like the 7200 before it) had no A-V card. 7200 came with both a solid rear, where the ports would later be on

Re: [PCI] SCSI's being scuzzy

>I think it is the first and last drives on the chain that need to be >terminated. The first and last *anything* has to be terminated. The host adapter is included in the terminator count. (Also, the host adapter has a SCSI ID as well, it's always 7). So, the physically last drive needs to be

Re: [PCI] reattach Feet to 7500

>> I used some stuff called 'Gorilla Glue', got it at a local Ace Hardware. >> >> Good stuff! Appropriate for wood, or any similar porous material which has some water content. It is a polyurethane adhesive (glue) which is not intended for use on plastics. >There is or was a tube glue calle

Re: [PCI] EDO and NON - EDO

>I didn't know that about the 7200's.. Being that I have a 7200/120, what >would happen if I put EDO in it? Fry the ram? Board? Both? Fry the board. Incidentally, the 7200 was laid out for 3.3 volt RAM sticks, but this feature was never implemented. So ... the 7200 can use the same 5 volt (w

Re: [PCI] EDO and NON - EDO

In a message dated 1/10/05 5:20:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Can somebody please tell me the difference between: 128MB 5V Mac 168 Pin DIMM, FPM buffered, EDO 4K Refresh (2K per bank). For PowerMacs 7300-96XX & Compatible Clones ... and ... 128MB 168 Pin Mac 5V DIMM 60NS 4K FPM non-EDO (2

Re: [PCI] IDE HD Size Limit ? > PM 7300/500

>Is there a size limit for an IDE HD? I'd like to install a 160GB HD in my >PowerMac 7300/500 (500Mhz G3 upgrade), and perhaps an additional 120GB HD. > >I have a SIIG ATA 100/133 controller card installed, connected to a 6GB and >40GB HD. The 40GB drive is just about dead, so I need to get a new

Re: [PCI] 160GB Seagate HD > PM 7300/500

>I don't want to spend any more >money on another controller card, so I'll stick with the SIIG ATA 100/133 >that I already have. > >I am now deciding whether to get the Seagate Barracuda 7200 8MB Cache >ATA/100 ($104.99) or the 160GB for $109.95 (from Other World Computing). If >either will work j

Re: [PCI] PM 7300/500 HD Size Limit ?

>1)- Is there a HD size limit for the PM 7300/500? No. Although the native HD interface is SCSI, and 38 MB and larger native SCSI drives are VERY expensive. However, an ACARD SCSIDE "bridge" can convert a EIDE/UATA drive to SCSI, and the ACARD product will support 48-bit LBA (IOW, > 137 GB),

Re: [PCI] Upgrading PM9600 -- suggestions?

>There is another fan attached to the access panel, which I assume is the >stock fan for this Mac. Shouldn't that be enough? It is; and yes. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & Pow

Re: [PCI] 8500 MP?

>Ive got a few 9600's and i had this 8500 sat without a CPU card and i >was wondering if i can use a dual 200Mhz 604 card from a 9600 in the >8500? Sure. The Apple MP card was never sold in other than a 9600 MP configuration, but the CPU card will work in almost all pre-Mach 5 machines, which

Re: [PCI] Adding an On/Off Switch ... Safe?

> ... either a hole saw (probably expensive ... A hole saw set from Harbor Freight (sic) Tools is probably cheaper than a single saw and a mandrel from Orchard Supply Hardware. For thin sheet metal, and within the range they are made, the Unibit(R) is a decent enough tool. -- PCI-PowerMacs i

Re: [PCI] Adding an On/Off Switch ... Safe?

>How can I drill such a large hole in the 8500's casing ... it seems >like a very hard steel ... and I need a 3/4 inch opening for my switch >... maybe a smaller switch, not lighted would be better ... Through thin steel, you first use a 1/4" twist drill, then you use a punch (expensive) or

Re: [PCI] Adding an On/Off Switch ... Safe?

>After Unmounting the 2nd drive, if it has been running, I could then >turn it off. > >Sound like it would work? Sure, but do turn off both the +12 volts (pin 1) and the +5 volts (pin 4), not just the +5 volts. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electro

Re: [PCI] 9600 hesitation on power-up

> On my 9600, after the power button is pressed, and the startup chime > sounds and such, there's at least a minute, if not more, of hesitation > before the screen comes up and everything starts loading. > > It has an Sonnet 800mhz G4 upgrade, 896MB ram ... The more RAM, the longer the paus

Re: [PCI] usb card on 7500, system 8.6

>> Requires 9.0. >> >OS 8.6 can have USB also. The first iMacs had built-in USB and came >with OS 8.6. Yes, with extracting the drivers/software from the archive. Otherwise, 9.0 includes USB, built-in. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicsh

Re: [PCI] usb card on 7500, system 8.6

>has anyone managed to install a usb card in a 7500 or >similar computer -- and still be using 8.6? Requires 9.0. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start a

Re: [PCI] Powerbook Options

>I have a used Powerbook 3400c/180. What, if any, are my options for taking >this wireless? SkyLine is good. These 802.11b cards can be found for under $20. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives

Re: [PCI] G3 PSU and 8600 mobo

>I'm still hoping to transplant a 8600/300 mobo into a desktop case soon. >I have a 7200 case and a desktop G3 power supply. Can I use these to >cobble together a Desktop 8600? You will need a 7300 PSU. Otherwise, the case is OK. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by and.

Re: [PCI] Disaster

>Can't be; I tested the 3.6 V battery with my multimeter and it came up >as 3.55 V; pretty good considering the battery has the date July 1995 >stamped on it. And there are 24-hour Radio Shacks now? Wow. New, these batteries measure about 3.68 volts. They're starting to die at 3.2 volts, and

Re: [PCI] Superdrive & ATA card for 9600

>> I know of no UATA card which will properly support a CD or DVD drive. >> >> However, an ACARD SCSIDE "bridge" will, connected through the Mac's SCSI >> port (Beige and earlier) or a SCSI card (B&W and later). >> >I have read of "some" success with ATA cards and DVD on a list over at >everymac

Re: [PCI] Super Drive & ATA Card for 9600

>I would like to install a Pioneer DVR-108 Superdrive and an ATA Card in a >9600. Am right to assume that not all ATA cards will support DVD drives? >I think that ACARD and SiiG Cards might support DVD and that sonnet cards do >not. Is that correct? I know of no UATA card which will properly supp

Re: [PCI] 9600 board in 8600 case?

>> My PCC Power Tower Pro /225s have been great machines, and I strongly >> recommend them. >> > >I agree I have a Power Tower Pro 250 I bought new in 1997 and still >works perfectly. >The only problem I ever had with my clone was the CD-ROM and HD failure >after years of hard use. I am now

Re: [PCI] 9600 board in 8600 case?

>The Apple >machines were way more reliable though. I had the level 2 cache dimm go >on PowerCenter's, PowerTower Pro's and PowerTower 180 and 200e's. Plus I >hated the riser card set up on the PowerCenter Pro's. In general, I recommend leaving /300 or higher 8600s and 9600s alone. My PCC Pow

Re: [PCI] 9600 board in 8600 case?

>Dunno if this makes any difference, gang, but that's a >8600 *Kansas* mobo that I'd like to transplant into a >7300 case. The 8600 to /233 ("Kansas" ?) and the 8600 /250 and over ("Mach 5") are identical "raw" boards. Identical "raw" boards and identical physical and power interfaces, obvious

Re: [PCI] 9600 board in 8600 case?

>oh i see why, after comparing power supplies, the 7300 has less wires in >second (small) connector then the others Yes. 7500/8500/9500 series, less the 7300 ... One 22-pin connector, one 10-pin connector 7300/8600/9600 series ... One 24-pin connector, one 10-pin connector Beige G3 ... One

Re: [PCI] 9600 board in 8600 case?

>Also, has anyone >transplanted a 8600 mobo into another type of case, >and if so which kind? Sure. Works in any "7500 Series" case (7200, 7300, 7500, 7600, etcetera), but it will require a 7300 PSU, NOT a PSU from the others mentioned. All the latches and screws line-up, and it's a pretty cle

Re: [PCI] 9600 board in 8600 case?

>No, they are the exact same case. The 8600 board is just shorter, minus >three pci slots. The 8600 and 9600 use the same power supply also. The cases are indeed identical, as are nearly everything else. The 9600 motherboard uses the same single M3.5-0.6 retaining screw, but the number and pos

Re: [PCI] 9600 board in 8600 case?

>Are the 8600 and 9600 cases the same size? Will a >9600 motherboard fit into a 8600 case? Yes; and yes. The PSUs are identical. The case rear is identical, too, with the 8600 having a removable cover to allow the A-V ports to be accessed, and with the 8600 having a "knock out" for the mothe

Re: [PCI] 9600 mp question

>I have a question, if you have a 9600 mp, can you install multiple >sonnet upgrades in it. Like two G3 or G4 preocessor. A 9500MP or 9600MP has the very same motherboard as a regular 9500 or 9600 ... MOT a special motherboard. The motherboard's single processor card contains two 200 604es. T

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