>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >I'm having alot of freeze-ups with my 900 lately and i'm actually >considering >going over to the dark side (buying a whle new system from the ground up) I >currently have a Sonnet G3 500 board inside. For the sake of stability and >speed, is the G4 board a viable option? Faster? More stable? (My wife's >ready >to strangle me!)
Well, I can't compare speed to your G3 500, since I've never used one. It's probably about the same, however. As for stability, I've had no problems at all. I've only had the card for a few days, but I've left OS 10.1.4 running for most of this time with no problems. I've only ran 9.1 on it for a few minutes at a time, so I can't really speak to 9.1's stability with it, but if X runs on it, I'd have to assume 9.1 would be just fine. The only problem I've had - now solved - was the problem of re-booting from X into 9.1. I was doing a re-start without a shutdown before. This *always* resulted in a crashed, un-bootable system, whether I used the "Option Key" method or just the OS X Startup Disk utility. However, if I shutdown before re-booting using either method, then it works just fine. The bottom line is, I'm happy. I bought the G4 450 card on eBay, brand new in a sealed box for $265 including shipping. They're $300 plus shipping everywhere else! Dan _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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
