> From: "Roland Drake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [PCI] problematic 8500
> 8500 is running OS 10.2.8 (courtesy of X Postfacto), has a Sonnet G3 350 > upgrade card, 320MB RAM, a Sonnet > Tempo Trio card, a Radeon 7000 card, and three hard drives (two SCSI drives, > 4GB and 9.1 GB, and one 30 GB IDE > drive). Recently his computer started experiencing issues with one or both > SCSI drives. Sometimes these drives will > mount. On other occasions only one drive will mount or none will mount at all. > Dialogue boxes pop up indicating that > there are issues with a drive. I know one of the SCSI drives is making a > clicking sound. I have also heard the computer > generate a cycling sound as it is attempting to engage one or both of these > drives. My best guess is that one or both of > these drives is/are dying. Another possibility might have to do with > insufficient power being distributed to these > components. > > Any other insights would be appreciated. > > Roland :) I trust you have advised your friend to back up data. If all the IDs are distinct and the termination is right and the total power consumption is not excessive (you need to get all the specs of the individual units and add them up and see that they are well within the range of the PSU. 3HDs and a CD and anything else running? Should be ok though maybe you have to add.) then you better open up and listen to see which is the noisy drive. Yank it out. you are probably right about a dying disk. Must say, I have seen a 1.2MHz G4 with not much less ram than this machine and it was not so good. Surely double the RAM and more to run X. On this subject, better do a Ram check on what your friend has. David Elmo -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
