Mark Benson wrote:
> Anyhooo, Apple has officially documented a definite problem with the IDE
> controller chip on Rev. 1 B&W G3s, it's in the G3 section of the TIL. It
> has been found (from what I've read) to manifest itself on newer high
> capacity ATA/100 drives, like the IBM 60GXP 40GB drives for one. I read
> into it after i discovered I had a Rev. 1 and considered adding an
> ATA/100 PCI card. I decided not to and will hang out for a G4/5. I've
> got plenty of room anyway, if I move my MP3s to my PC. It only really
> badly effects machines that have heavy hard disk through-put as it is
> only a minute corruption but it is consistent. I know some ppl do say
> 'never bothers me', I for one have no problems with mine and it has two
> drives in (6GB stock Maxtor + 10GB Fujitsu). Others using IBM drives
> have suffered problems, especially when opening and saving huge
> documents. It's a patchy problem. I personally believe leaving the stock
> drive in as master helps.
I frequently (done it more than 75 times) add Maxtor DiamondMax 7200 RPM 20-60gb
ATA-66 drives to B & W G3's and I have never had a problem. I haven't even
HEARD of the problem you are describing. I leave the stock 6gb drive in and add
this storage unit as the slave. You see, That's why I sub to these lists. No
matter how much you know...you don't know everything. I'm gonna go research
this one...Thanks guys/gals.
-- Kyle H. Hansen
Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning? --George W. Bush
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