on 11/4/04 11:58 PM, Will Schoumaker at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Umax wasn't alone with the IDE controller one channel issue. The > Apple machines with IDE of that era had the same issues. This included > the 630 series 68K machines among others. It even includes the Beige G3 > series version 1 and 2. The third and final version of the Beige G3 > fixed this issue. Ready for a bit more trivia? It turns out it wasn't > really the cheap IDE controllers used by Apple and Umax. It is Mac OS > 8 and 9 that limits the IDE to one channel. Any of these machines when > made to run OSX will work with 2 channel IDE! Boot into OS 9 and the > second drive disappears. Granted I only know one person running OSX on > a Umax c machine. However a number of Beige G3 series 1 and 2 owners > take advantage of being able to add that second drive for OSX use > without needing a PCI ATA/ide card. later Will S Ah, that explains why I was having difficulty getting my Pioneer DVD-R to run with a Sonnet Tempo 133 in my S900. I had an 80GB hard drive attached as well. However, I did manage to get them both working together when I tried it in OSX. Figured it was a Sonnet card/DVD driver/OS9 issue, not the operating system itself. Good call Will. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
