Paul, Thanks for the clarification on the EDO issue. Can EDO and FPM DIMMs be mixed together without any issues? I'm curious because you can generally buy EDO cheaper than FPM. I also need to let Derryck know that I have a Radeon 7000 PC version PCI card flashed from PC to Mac in my S900 running rock solid. George
--- Paul Corsa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have to take issue with George N.'s comment on EDO > memory. EDO is a > newer, faster subset of FPM memory. The S900/J700 > doesn't need the EDO > but can use it. The C series machines required EDO > memory. Paul C > > George Namcam wrote: > > >Derryck, > >There are well known issues with the Crescendo 700 > and > >800 mhz cards with OS X. I was told that Sonnet > has > >corrected the problems with their newer cards. It > >seems that judging from your post, that they > haven't. > >A couple of things that you can try: > > > >Order a 128 meg NON-EDO 5v FPM dimm from OWC. > Remove > >all of your RAM and install the new dimm in a slot. > > >Try booting with the non-EDO memory only. I've > been > >told that EDO is a bit slower than non-EDO memory. > >That may be causing a problem. > > > >Definately install any Sonnet software that they > >suggest to install. The fix for OS X may be in the > >software. > > > >I can tell you that my S900 is rock solid with an > XLR8 > >zif carrier card (www.xlr8.com) and a Powerlogix > 900 > >mhz G3 zif. > >Good luck > >George > > > > > >--- Derryck Croker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>Hi all, > >> > >>Having great problems with running the above, > >>getting freezes and hard > >>crashes. > >> > >>My S900 has 720MB of OWC's EDO 60 mS RAM in 6 > sticks > >>and a Sonnet ATA 133 > >>IDE card in slot 1 with a 60G drive; Panther is > >>installed on a 7G partition. > >> > >>Video card is a flashed Sapphire Radeon 7000 in > slot > >>2, and the same problem > >>is present if the above and the accelerator is > moved > >>to another S900 fitted > >>with the same supplier's memory (not the same > actual > >>sticks). > >> > >>It seems to work fine with the Crescendo 400MHz > card > >>I was hoping to > >>upgrade, and RAM checks out as OK when checked > with > >>Gauge Pro (under OS 9), > >>and Memtest (under Panther). Further, the 700 card > >>works perfectly under OS > >>9. > >> > >>There's no real difference in reliability in > Panther > >>regardless of whether > >>any enabling software is run (ie CPU Director) or > >>not, Sonnet's TuneUp not > >>tried. > >> > >>Faulty card, somehow? > >> > >>-- > >>Cheers, > >> > >>Derryck > >> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>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 > >> > >> > >> > >--------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > __________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! 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