> I'm not following this thread closely, so perhaps this isn't right, > but some of the early G4's lacked LBA48 support for larger HDs in > firmware. There was a patch to enable LBA48 support for bigger drives, but > I think this was for models prior to the DA? > > http://4thcode.blogspot.com/2007/12/using-128-gib-or-larger-ata-hard-drives.html
That IS the correct hack for LBA48. There was a shorter one posted elsewhere, but the above-cited hack is the one which ALWAYS worked for me. The 1000 MHz Quicksivers supposedly came with the LBA48 property already in O.F. The 800 MHz Quicksilvers DID NOT. The determining factor is the P/N of the Quicksilver MB. "-A" does not have LBA48; "-B" does. Any model after an 800 MHz Quicksilver should be assumed to support LBA48 OOTB. One reason for the hack is it is to O.F. itself, so, therefore, it is active at boot-time. The Speedtools alternative only works after the extension has been successfully loaded, so it is not available at boot-time. -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
