Original Message: >At any rate, the card did NOT work in my 7300/200. >The instructions specified a particular resource >editing program (not ResEdit) and where to look for >the PCI ID in the driver extention and how to use >Apple System Profiler to find the PCI ID of the card. >It told how to edit the PCI ID in the extention if >it didn't match. > >It didn't match. Nor did the updated download >supposedly specifically for the 503TX+. > >So I followed the instructions exactly, booted and >*BLAM*. Something in the System files was corrupted >to where it would only boot with extentions disabled, >even if I removed the D-Link extention. > >I tried it with MacOS 9.1 and 9.2.2, with both >versions >of the driver from D-Link and the Realtek 8139 driver, >all with and without editing the PCI ID. > >In every single case the result was a corrupted >System. I got fed up with reinstalling OS 9.1 on one >drive and 9.2.2 on the other. The poor 7300 is still >in pieces after "donating" its hard drives to the >Radius 81/110 with the Media 100 system. > >As for the D-Link 503TX+, it went into someone else's >Windows PC where it works absolutely perfectly!
I made exactly the same experience with two of these cards on PM 7500, 7600, 9500 and G3 Desktops. However, I finally moved them to the dustbin and I'll never again buy any D-Link-stuff, as much as they may be marked as Mac OS-compatible! Steff -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
