Hello Howie, In answer to your questions: > > I tried this and it didnt seem to help. I have found an odd > problem in > > that if I activate the drivers that come with the card (iX3D ..), > > including the control panel I get the same messy screen but on > top of > > this I get strange looking cursor (small white rectangle) that > will not > > go any lower than the middle of the screen. If I use only the > apple ix3d > > drivers (Apple ix3d ..), I still have the messy screen but at > least I > > have a cursor that works properly. The ix3D control panel will > not work > > with only the apple extensions installled. This is getting me > down as I > > cannot get on with my work and am wasting alot of time > troubleshooting> this. I'll try writing to Sonnet too. > > Sounds to me like an unsupported resolution has bunged up your > monitor.There was some talk here on the list about this a few > months back. I'll > rescan my old messages and try and come up with something. > Hopefully some > others will pick up on this thread too. > Just out of curiosity are we talking about an S900 or a J700? And > which slot > is your video card in? Try the top two slots (referring to an S900) > for your > video card if you haven't already.
S900 and the video card is installed in slot B > > > There is no such software with the installation disk. So do I > have to > > jumper j38 or is there any other software that can do this on OS 9.1 > > Sonnet has various software for download here... > http://www.sonnettech.com/downloads/proc_upgrds_sw.html > I'm not familiar with Sonnet upgrades (I have an XLR8 upgrade) but > they all > have associated control panels for setting up their cards. Find the > rightfile at the above link and you should be able to disable your > motherboardcache with no problem. Sonnet tels me that this happens automatically thru the software that is installed. I am not sure how to confirm this though, as a little application that is installed with the upgrade called "metronome" indicates that the secondary cache is active, just cant tell whether this is the one on the motherboard or the accelerator card. > > > Thanks again for your help and look forward to any other > suggestions. Do > > you have any idea as to why the video is OK after zapping PRAM? Does > > this mean that there is some configuration data stored in the > PRAM that > > when removed the video behaves correctly. If so, how can I change > this? > Yes, that is a definite clue. For some reason it would seem that > your NVRAM > is becoming corrupted. Are you using an E100 SCSI card as well? No. What is NVRAM and what can I do about it if it is being corrupted? > Hang in there Greg, we'll drag a few others in, and get some > concrete ideas > going. Thanks again, Howie. Others have joined the thread so hopefully a solution is not far. Greg Giannis -- 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
