I reset the cuda switch when I installed the Acard. I put it in one of the lower slots, with the old ATA 166 card in an upper slot. I'm wondering if I install Jag on the partition first, maybe it will let me put Panther on over it. The 8 gig thing bugs me, but it isn't the end of the world.
Mike on 3/17/05 3:27 AM, Will Schoumaker at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> From: mike ansberry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 21:32:09 -0600 >> >> Well, I figured out part of the problem. The Acard that I just bought, >> an >> ATA133 card, shows up on my computer as an Ultratek 66. > Agree with Jeff here. Need to use the cuda button to flush old NVRAM > info . I'm betting this is the info from your old card. >> It recognizes 238 >> gigs of the 250 gig hard drive. (which it shouldn't do if it was >> really a >> 66, right? It should only recognize 137 gigs of it?) > > Another marketing gimmick(& dishonest IMHO but all hard drive companies > do it) as far as your drive showing up as 238GB rather then 250GB. For > the purpose of selling you the drive they come up with the 250GB number > by using 1000MB = 1GB. However nearly all computer OS's use 1024 MB = > 1GB !! So that is where most of the drive shrinkage occurs. Formating > the drive also takes some space but a fairly small amount . I don't > remember the exact size and it varies a bit with different formating > apps. >> But It won't let me >> install Panther unless I do the 8 gig partition thing. Does this have >> something to do with the PCI bridge and the fact that I have the card >> in a >> lower slot? > > No, as Jeff said the Acard's should work in any slot. The 8 GB > partition is likely caused by the card being seen as the Ultratek 66 as > this is the VST/promise card which does have this limitation. So > clearing out the NVRAM should take care of this issue. The 8 GB limit > can also occur for one other reason with an Acard ATA card. When using > the card on an Old world Mac you must boot into OS 9 to format the new > hard drive before using it. If you format the drive using OSX utilities > you get the 8 GB limit for doing the install. or in some cases you > can't install at all this varies from setup to setup.You then end up > with error message after doing the install . As far as I know it may > let you do the install on a 8 GB partition but I don't remember any > reports of it booting after the install. The openfirmware messages you > mention in the other message seem to be a Panther on Old machines > issue. I saw it with Panther but here also clearing the NVRAM fixed it. > Best of luck and let us know how it goes. These are small potholes in > the road. You should be able to get this working. later Will S >> Well, I've got Jag going on another drive and it's been stable for >> a >> while. I don't really need Panther. I just thought if I could install >> it >> without the 8 gig limitation, I'd be better off. >> >> Mike > -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
