on 4/16/04 6:58 AM, zoetic at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hi, > so i'm finally looking to upgrade my hard drive/controller in my S900.
> or ATA/133: > SIIG Ultra ATA/133 PCI Interface any PowerMac > http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=4348&Item=SIISCMP4A12 > > Sonnet Tempo ATA/133 PCI Host Adapter Card w/Cable > http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=4797&Item=STITAT133 > the sonnet or sigg ata/133 cards seem popular, but i've read conflicting > reports about whether they need to be in the top two slots. if so i have a > problem since i have a radeon 7000 card and a usb/firewire card already > sitting there. I looked at both the Sonnet Tempo and the SIIG Ultra ATA/133 cards, and eventually opted for the Sonnet card because I could get it locally (have had negative experiences with the cost and hassle of returning items under warranty purchased on-line, particularly as I live in Canada). In retrospect, I wish I had gone for the SIIG. After the fact, I found out that the Sonnet ATA/133 card (with the Promise chipset) has the "boot system must be on the first 8GB or less partition" problem. Also, I have been unable to get my Pioneer A05 DVD-RW to work with it in OS9, although I did manage to "trick" things to work in OSX. The SIIG is less expensive, has a 5 year warranty (rather than the 3 year ATA) and apparently doesn't have the "first 8GB" problem. The Sonnet card does work in the lower slots (mine is in slot #4) and seem to recall that the SIIG does as well (from other reports on this list). -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
