Thanks for the info howie. Ya I understand all this, I will be totally redoing this system once I get a new machine to hop on to. My 2 year old is already on to this thing...so it will be around.
I have a friend with a g3 upgraded 7600...i will likely take it there to see what's up with it. I just don't want to spend $$ right now ...bah..oh well. And the inconvenience has been pretty large. I am wondering if DVD burning is a suitable way to store/backup materials.??? Comments anyone? cheers, tim > >You know Tim, an S900 with the original 604e, and plenty of RAM can do a >lot. It makes a nice partner to a newer Apple tower, and will probably tick >along for a long while yet. Great for kids to surf on and do homework on, or >for a designated task like mp3 serving, or CD burning. > >I do hope your G3 card can be resurrected. I'd be annoyed with that card not >working too. But the first thing I think I'd do, is a completely clean >install of everything I need the S900 to run... from the System on down... >and weed out everything that's not needed. Stick with Apple disk drivers and >low level format your drives as a first step. I'd also consider starting >with a base S900, and add the PCI cards and other hardware back one by one, >starting with the G3 upgrade, or skipping it if it's dead. It's tedious, but >it's a labor of love for many computer owners, and it may turn up a point in >the exercise where stability breaks down. > >I won't go on about doing strict backups beforehand... you know. > >Sorry for rambling, =) > >-Howie > -- 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
