Hi folks: I thought I had been paying attention to the significant amount of postings last fall re: the ATA card upgrade path and various issues surrounding certain cards (a quick look at my archive shows there was still some uncertainty). At any rate, I decided to pick up a Tempo ATA133 as I need the extra drive space with the new Mac OSX install and apps.
Some disappointing problems I thought this card wouldn't have: 1) It does appear to have the "first 8GB" requirement for OSX install. 2) I have not been able to boot OS9.1 installed on it. 3) Attached my Pioneer A05 DVD-R drive to the card and it locks up the computer with the gray screen while booting (similar to a SCSI ID or termination issue). I tried something a little risky and hooked up the DVD-R to the card just as I was booting from XPost Facto into OSX and the drive was recognized! - in fact, I was able to back up my entire OSX partition using Retrospect. Unfortunately, I don't want to do this every time I boot from XPost Facto into OSX (probably >not< a good idea). Anyone have some suggestions? (PS the drive is an 80GB IBM Deskstar formatted with OS9.2.2 drive setup in my S900). -- Gregg -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
