on 12/13/02 9:39 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just put a Sonnet G3-450 into mine. In my usual careless fashion, I > plopped it in and attempted to use it on a very cluttered system 9.1. > I didn't have any problems booting the machine, but I've had extension > conflicts with the Sonnets extension, and the machine hangs in the finder > right after startup. (Startup disk icon and menu bar clock appear, but > nothing else. > Starting up with Extensions Off (shift key) yields the following info... > Apple system profiler says it's a G3 500. Metronome says it's a 450 with > a 45MHz bus, 32K of L1 Cache, and no Secondary Cache (yes, I removed the > old L2 cache card), and Norton says it's a G3 195!? After a certain > amount of use, the mouse pointer gets jumpy. > > I should point out that I also added 4x128MB Ram to the 96 that came with > the machine, and it is currently interleaved. I also put in a Sonnets > ATA66 card, and an Orange Micro USB/Firewire card, both of which I took > from an Apple G3 DT. I only put them in after I had the thing up and > running, albiet poorly. > > I then did a clean install of 9.1 onto a 4.5 gig SCSI disk on the > original internal scsi bus, and loaded only the sonnets extensions. > Having done that, Apple Sys. Profiler, Norton, and Metronome all agreed > that it was in fact a G3-450. My logitech cordless mouse is working fine > on the stock apple drivers, although I can't program the right button or > mouse wheel. I'll spend the weekend reloading other extensions for the > scanner, modem, camera, etc. etc. > > The main remaining problem I have is with video. I have a ViewSonic 17" > P775 running off the original Twin Turbo. On my other G3 it worked fine > with the apple drivers, but on the PTP the resolution behavior is > erratic. I first tried it with only the apple monitor extension, and the > resolution was only 640x480 with no other resolutions available, and the > color was horrible. I added the TT extensions, turned off the apple one > (with Extensions Manager), and was able to fix the color by unchecking > "Sync on Green". Now is the weird part. Sometimes a reboot will bring > back a full range of resolution options, and sometimes I'm stuck with > 640x480. Sometimes "Sync on Green" is checked, and sometimes it isn't. I > haven't been able to discern any pattern. I don't know that this issue is > related to the G3 upgrade card; I suspect it isn't. > > So... > I think the card is fine, but I'd appreciate getting any advice from the > list about > 1) This odd video behavior, and > 2) Any known extension conflicts with the Sonnets extension in 9.x > > Oh, and another thing... > I was going to cram all the drive bays with my odd assortment of SCSI & > ATA drives, but the length of the power supply cords is such that I can't > get enough of them to the lower 3.5" drive bays or the RAID rack. It was > something of a puzzle to get the 2 CDs and 2 HDs plugged in. So, I have 2 > unused power plugs inside, but they don't get to the available spaces in > the machine. Anyone else ever encounter this? I was about ready to take a > hammer to it. > > To answer Pam's question... > I chose the G3 450, because the system bus is 45MHz, and my current > understanding is that the multiplier maxes out at 10x, so it seemed like > anything more would be kind of a waste. It was $100 less than the G4 card > ($150 at OWC), and I have no intention of running OSX on this machine, so > for me, it seemed like the best bang for the buck. Your situation may be > different, but I can't see dropping multiple $$ hundreds for an 800MHz > G4. I'm probably going to get a new G4 soon anyway. > > Tom > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (pamark) >> Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> HI, >> >> What does everyone think the best upgrade card for a Power Tower Pro is. >> I have been looking at Sonnet G3 500, but hear some have problems. Would >> like more opinions..... >> >> Thanks, >> pam
Hi, I'm Bob in Nevada, running a PowerWave 604/132 with a G3 Sonnet card. I want to add memory. Can you tell where I can buy memory cards for it? Thanks, Bob Payne -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
