That is how I thought it worked as well, however, on my machine, the software wouldn't give me any options and simply stated that the L3/motherboard cache was disabled or non-existant. Regardless of what the setting was in OS9. I was never really sure if it was disabled, so I jumpered J38 (mine already had the pins, so this wasn't a problem), I saw a large speed increase and now the Powerlogix software reports that L3/motherboard cache is non-existant, as it should.
There is a possibility that this is a fluke. I seem to remember someone using the same software I do (Powerlogix Cache Control 1.4) and was able to turn his/hers of and on with the software. Mine just doesn't feel like cooperating that way......Maybe my computer knows that it has the J38 pins and just wanted me to do it that way :) Sometimes I do wonder about things like that ;) -Robyn On Saturday, August 17, 2002, at 01:02 AM, Howie S wrote: >> One more note. Disable the on-board L2 cache if you upgrade to a G3 and >> run OSX. It will make a very large, positive performance difference. >> >> Does anyone know of any software way of diableing the on-board cache? I >> only was able to by jumpering J38. > > Correct me if I'm wrong... I thought that since the various software > that > comes with G3/4 upgrades (Powerlogix, XLR8, etc.) allow the disabling > of the > motherboard L2 cache under OS 9, that it would remain disabled under OS > X. > > On the other hand, what was necessary was a way to enable the L2 cache > on > the upgrade card under OS X. Ryan Rempel has a utility for that, as does > XLR8 and Powerlogix. > > -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
