>From the exaulted Kennedy Brandt:
Regarding the extension conflict with the Sonnet Upgrade on the J-700
> 1. I would guess that this software enables the backside cache, but I've
never used any Sonnet products. If I'm right (which would surprise me -- it
seems too > > simple), the processor card would work "fine" but without an
L2 cache.
Is there a way to check tosee if the L2 cache is functioning properly?
> 2. I've seen this with aging power supplies, although that's not the only
> possible explanation. Have you found any correlation between how long the
> computer has been off and whether or not you need to do this? If it's
been
> on for an hour or so, can you restart and have it come up *without* having
> to restart it yet again?
I haven't found a correlation between how long it's been off and having to
double clutch, but to be honest with you, I haven't been looking for a
correlation. I'll give your test a try tonight.
> 3. Can't really speak to that. I haven't used a C-series machine for
> years, and never at all with a combo Firewire/USB card. What's the exact
> problem? Is the card not recognized, is it recognized by the OS but
> hardware connected to it isn't recognized, can you not boot with it
> installed, or... ? Did you press the CUDA Reset button on the logic board
> after installing the card?
The OS recognizes the card and you can use both the USB and Firewire ports.
The problem doesn't show up until I try to print on my LW 300. Are the
drivers for the LW 300 and the LW 300 L/S the same? FWIW I didn't try
pressing the CUDA Reset button. I'll give it a shot.
>From Jeff Walther:
> Is the CD-ROM drive at the physical end of the SCSI cable? That is,
> it must be plugged into the last connector on the SCSI cable,
> furthest from the motherboard. The motherboard should be plugged
> into the connector at the other end of the cable. Thus, termination
> is supplied at both ends of the cable.
Yes, I thought this was mandatory, so I have it at the "end of the line."
> >I still
> >don't know if the original WD Enterprise is salvageable. From all
> >indications it was DOA, but I thought the CD-ROM was DOA, too until I
> >slipped it into an operation PM 5500 and it ran fine (upon dropping in a
FWB
> >CD-ROM Toolkit extension).
>
> That is strange but suggests that something is up with the cabling in
> the S900. Especially if you're using the stock cable in the S900.
> That's a very long cable and longer cables are more sensitive to
> termination issues.
I, too, thought the cable might have been an issue, but I'm using the
suspect cable now and everything is fine. Makes me wonder if the original
HD would have worked if I had pulled the terminator off of it and allowed
the CD-ROM to be the terminal. Can you explain the difference between "term
power" and "termination?" Anyway, it's no big deal on the original HD.
It's only a 2 gig size, pretty puny by today's standards.
> ASP is often poor at reporting speed. Try to find a copy of
> NewerTech's Clockometer or their GaugePro which integrates the
> funtionality of Clockometer with other utilities.
I'll try using the one that came with my C-500.
> >2) When I boot up the computer I generally have to turn it on
> >("chime") and after a minute or so, hit the restart button. It boots
every
> >time if I follow this ritual.
>
> How much memory do you have? You may not be waiting long enough if
> it's more than about 512 MB. If it doesn't matter how long you wait
> and it still won't finish booting, then you have a faulty memory
> module, almost certainly.
I've maxed out the memory: 1024 plus the 16 built into the mobo.
> > A third question (and completely unrelated to
> >the J-700. . .) is have either of you guys had problems or heard of
problems
> >with USB/Firewire combination cards in a C-500. Specifically the problem
is
> >with OS 9.1. With 9.0 we had no problems, but when we upgraded to 9.1,
it's
> >been crash city.
>
> I don't know if this is your problem, because I'm not very familiar
> with the C series, but my understanding is that the ROM in the C
> series has a flaw for operation with cards that have a PCI-PCI
> Bridge. Combo cards like the USB/Firewire combine functions by
> using a PCI-PCI Bridge.
>
> Unlike the problem with the S/.J series, Apple acknowledged this
> problem and provided some kind of patch. Is it possible that you
> lost the patch (probably an extension) when you switched to OS 9.1.
Thanks for the info, Jeff.
> From: Pastor Mac:
Regarding the problems with USB/Firewire combination cards in a C-500:
> . . .The short story long here is that the C series mobo is quirkier than
originally thought.
> Pax,
>
> Pastor Mac
I guess that worse come to worst, I can go back to OS 9.0. It worked fine!
Thanks, Kennedy, Jeff & Pastor Mac!
Scott Birdwell
Just happy to have a functional J-700
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