>8 pin is enough, it can be a serial eeprom, on powerup a chip can sequence >the information out of the device and into it's setup registers, or a small >ram boot area, it's done this way because it is cheaper. >it's the same on the TI firewire cards, except there it is only the setup >registers that are read. >anyway if you get the chip number off the device, then do a search on the >internet, that will tell us straight away. > >steve
On the PC R7000, there is a small 8 pin unit (U40) that reads : 25PO5V6 *9121T <--- the "*" is some company logo, I think. Mad Dog -- 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
