Hi All, I�ve got a Formac ProTV card which causes really annoying problems when installed with 3 other PCI-cards, i don�t know if it�s a 6-slot problem or something software related. First, it won�t work in a lower slot if there�s another card, very cheeky for a TV-tuner (in my opinion only serious cards like SCSI controlers are allowed to do so). This is my 4-card setup:
Slot#1: Acard ATA66 IDE (Maxtor w. main system, Lite-On CD/RW) Slot#2: Pro TV Slot#3: - Slot#4: Voodoo 3 Slot#5: - Slot#6: USB (1 hub -> Epson SC740, Wacom tablet) Umax S900 233 DP/ OS 9.1 This setup is very instable, most problems are USB-related and i�m sure the ProTV causes them. When using the Wacom mouse, system freezes from time to time, sometimes finder quits, mouse freezes until USB-reset, really annoying. When i throw out the TV, the system is rock solid. The other thing is that i�d really like to use Voodoo and IDE in the upper slots because both are faster there (Voodoo 2 times - tested with ThroughPut). I wonder if the ProTV video codec extension causes the problems, it�s one of these items you don�t see in the extensions manager. I know there is a way to res-edit this type of extensions to make them load later, but i don�t know how. Maybe this is the way. For now, the only solution is changing PCI-cards 2 times a day. In the morning, i throw out TV for working, in the evening back in for entertainment... Has anybody solved this kind of problem? Any suggestion are appreciated! Sorry for bad english, Christopher -- 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
