In a message dated 1/15/06 7:24:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 22:41:00 +0100 >>Subject: [G] Beige G3DT ROM-revision >>From: "J.M.P.Hissel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>Anybody knows the exact difference between the following ROM-revisions: >>$77D.45F1 and $77D.45F2 ?? > >Do you mean functionally? Or do you mean how can you tell them apart >by looking at them? > >Taking the latter first, the Rev. C ($77D.45F2) will have two chips >with the following numbers on them: 341S0494 and 341S0495. I do not >know what numbers the Rev. B chips have on them, but if it's not >341S0494 and 341S0495 (in the 2 chip model) then it's not a Rev. C. > >The Rev. A ($77D.40F?) chips have 341S0402 and 341S0403. > >There was a web page or two at OWC which tried to help with >identification. Despite a good effort identifying various circuit >board markings and such, they missed the easy way to tell them apart. >The markings on the chips identify the ROM revision. While some >circuit board revisions coincidentally correspond with certain >revisions of the chips, the circuit board is really irrelevant to >which version of the ROM one has. The chips carry the content, and >so the chip markings identify the revision. > >If you have a rare 4 chip Beige ROM, then the chip markings won't >help you and you just have to plug it into a machine and read the >revision in ASP. > >Functionally, the only difference I know of is that the Rev. C is >incompatible with some Skyline ethernet cards. I don't know any >more details about it than that and can't even remember if that was >wireless enet or 10baseT or 10/100 ethernet cards. So in that case >the Rev. B is superior to the Rev. C. > >Of course, the Rev. A ($77D.40F? can't remember that last digit) only >supports one device per IDE channel. > >Jeff Walther >
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