Greg Giannis wrote:
> Now the problem is with my OrangeLink USB/FW card. USB services work > fine but FW insists that the external FW drive needs initialised, wheras > it loads fine on other G4 machines. Also the FW bus does not appear in > any of the tech tools (ie system profiler, Tattle Tech, Nortons, etc). > Is this normal. I have tried moving the card around to different slots, > ,and have loaded the latest FW drivers (FW2.4)> Any help will be greatly > appreciated. Ford responded: > I think you're running into a problem native to J700s and S900s, in > that the PCI setup doesn't like these cards. I'm not going to be more > specific because I would get some details wrong. Others on this list > are more knowledgeable would be able to better explain... > I think you'll be fine if you opt for separate FW and USB cards. > Thankfully those cards aren't expensive. My response: I bought one of the OrangeLink USB/FW cards when they first came out. I installed it in my S900 and it seemed to work fine for a while, but then if I did any prolonged transfers to my external FW hard drive, it would stall. A clean install of the OS did little to help. I was recently able to confirm that it wasn't my hard drive at fault since it works like a champ on my new G4 933. I have had no problems with the USB ports, although admittedly the most data-intensive application I have used it for is downloading pics off of a 8 MB SmartMedia card via a USB card reader. Ford's comments and your observations seem similar to my experience. If you have a free slot, I think the suggestion of a separate card for FW has merit. Anthony Reimer -- 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
