At 03:26 -0600 04/06/2002, Jeff Walther wrote: >At 03:18 -0600 04/06/2002, Jeff Walther wrote: > > >>I sent the following message to Sonnet and received the reply down >>below. That was very nice of them and very informative. It >>appears that the slot problem with the S900 is in the Bandit chip >>(hence all my PPB and ROM switching didn't help) > >>>The problem with the Umax clones and other multi-slot machines is the Bandit >>>chip that Apple used on the motherboard. So far this is a problem we can't >>>solve since it involves an Apple component. > >Neurotically replying to myself. On third reading, it appears that >Sonnet tech support may have thought I meant the lower slot problems >that occur wtih G4 upgrades in machines with dual Bandits. I've >emailed them for clarification to ensure that they understood my >question.
Not so neurotic as it turns out. I emailed them, and they are indeed confused. Here's their reply. At 18:21 -0700 04/08/2002, support wrote: >Jeff, > >I know of no such differentiation. G4 upgrades make the PCI bridge chip in >any 9500 (or clone thereof) misbehave. The S900/J700 is a clone of the >9500. So same problem. > >-- >Neal >Sonnet Customer Service >[EMAIL PROTECTED] I emailed them to explain the difference. The S900 is odd enough and had most of us confused about how it differed/resembled a 9500 that I don't blame them. I just hope they're willing to read my explanation. It was rather lengthy. It's hard to know where to settle on the thoroughness vs. readability balance. I want to get through to them, because I truly suspect that the 6400/6500 problem was similar and they might be able to do something, at least with their Tango card, that makes it work in the lower slots of the S900. Now just to confirm--the S900 doesn't have any problems with G4 upgrades that don't occur with G3 and 604(e) CPUs, correct? That's my understanding with high reliability, but we've got a great collection of S900 users here, so I like to get a reality check, just in case. Jeff Walther -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL SM LIST PRICES - 24x Bootable SCSI CDROM $39.99, Umax Processors $19.99 PowerSupplies from C500/C600 $49.99 J700/S900 $79.99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
