>Jeff Walther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 16:26:32 -0500 > > > > >Generally speaking, adding a DVD-ROM to an older machine is pretty >pointless. You can't play DVD movies on them. All you can do is run data >DVDs. The Tempo 66 card handles removable type devices like CDs and DVDs >pretty poorly. We only support fixed mass storage devices with that card. > > > >The ATA100 card handles them a little better and it handles them superbly >under OS X since it appears as a native IDE controller to OS X. > > >That wasn't Neal that you were corresponding with, was it? That's >the Sonnet guy I couldn't convince that the S900 lower slot problem >is different from the G4/Dual Bandit problem.
While Sonnet has come up with some good products. The people who often answer/run public tech dept are clearly marketing people and not real tech people.Sonnet kept telling everyone in press releases that OSX for the L2 G3 upgrades was coming any day for at least a year after one of the tech guys said it was never going to happen. >On the one hand, in your case, it is reasonable for him not to trade >you down to a Tempo 66. Reports on XLR8yourmac.com, IIRC, indicate >that it is not a great card for ATAPI support (or am I confusing it >with the older ATA33 card?). On the other hand, he's completely >confused about playing DVD movies on our older machines. Mine plays >them great with just a 200 MHz 604e and a Wired4DVD card. > >Jeff Walther Well the ATA 33 card is clearly the lesser card. It doesn't work in OSX at all and I don't think it has any CD drive etc support. The ATA 66 card does work with at least some CD DVD drives. An old Creative DVD PC drive I had laying around works great with the ATA 66 card. Sonnet as they said have never supported them for that but Acard which made the card does very odd. Sonnet is such an odd company it is hard to say if their comments on the ATA 100 card are true or if the fact they still sell that card has anything to do with there comments. I would guess the latter. They just got busted a second time for selling over -clocked cpu's.ie that G3 500 cpu may really be a 466 mhz over clocked etc. This isn't illegal(I think it should be without labeling they are the only ones doing it so far) but explains why they don't let end users over- clock their cards you can't because they already are in some cases. The Sonnet 133/ ACard would seem to be the one to get. It is also sold by Sig II and another company. MacWorld has a review of the Acard ATA 133 sold under 4 different brands at different prices and different support. The tests clearly show these are all the same card made by Acard. Sonnet no support except for Hard drives Acard a list of 11 brands CDRW drives supported with Toast 4.12 and up SIG II seems to say all CDRW's supported with Toast software Miglia (never heard of) only hard drive support Prices range from $149- $200 odd very odd later Will S -- 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
