I've been unable to get this new graphics card to work properly. It's the only failure of an otherwise successful upgrade project (Sonnet ST/ G4 1.0 GHz CPU, SATA card and HD, and USB 2.0 card were the other items). I finally spoke with Bob at OHS, and he says the kernel panics are due to the power supply being inadequate for the new card. I may swap it back for something else. But a question has occurred that didn't have time to during that conversation. Bob suggested that the power supply issue could be "especially" due to demands on power from other additions.
I don't know whether or how the power to the card is interconnected with the supply of power to other devices. Is it worth a try to sacrifice one HD (and an internal Zip drive, although I don't know what kind of power draw this unused drive is to begin with)? That's about all there is to sacrifice. Is there another fix that doesn't involve real electrical and wiring skills or replacing the PSU? I'd love to get this graphics card to work, but there is a limit to how important that is. Thank you. Sean -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
