Greetings, You should make sure that the Adaptec cards are in the first two slots closest to the CPU. Then insure that the drive you want to run OS 9.x is attached to the card closest to the CPU. Then the 2 Video cards. I'd also recommend installing on the Quantum HD raid. I've had similar issues with IBM Drives and had to return two. Install OS 9 and then immediatly upgrade to 9.1 because 9 dosen't seem to run stable on PTP's. I've also run into issues with CD rom toolkit hanging at startup so I suggest installing the latest version as soon as you install the os and disabling any Apple CD rom extentions. Also make sure you install the PCI timing patch that shiped on the Power Computing disk. Then install the Adaptec extensins for the SCSI cards. Finally install any G-3 upgrade card SW that shipped with the card. Shut down and then power on the box and press the cuda.. Good luck.. --- David Culler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Guys and Gals, > > I'm having problems with one of my PowerTowerPros > and it is about to > drive me nuts! It is currently configured like > this: > > 1024 MB RAM > Sonnet 500 MHz G3 processor > 2 Adaptec 2930 SCSI cards > 1 OrangeMicro USB/FireWire Link card > 2 ATX Video cards > Two Quantum drives in the raid rack stripe formatted > with FWB Toolkit > 4.5.2 > Two IBM HD also formatted as a stripe with FWB > 1 Teac 24X CD > 1 Yamaha CD-RW > More external devices that I care to count ;) > > This system works great running OS 8.6. Absolutely > no problems at all. > It runs 24 hours a day and is stable and solid as a > rock. > > What I want to do is upgrade to 9.1 or above so that > I can use my > Firewire card. I can boot from system CD's that > contain OS 9.x and the > system works fine. The problem is that I can't load > OS 9 on any drive > and get the system to boot. > > I have tried: > > Formatting a drive with Apple drivers, several > versions of FWB drivers > and also Intech HD SpeedTools drivers. No luck. > > I tried connecting each of these drives to the > Adaptec cards, where I > know are bootable. I have also connected directly > to both of the > onboard SCSI buses. Still can't boot the system. > > I have tried several installs of OS 9 from several > install disks. I > tried installing 9.0, 9.0.4, 9.1, 9.2.1 and 9.2.2. > I have tried the > patches from OS9Forever. Still no luck. > > I have tried booting without any external devices > attached. I checked > LEM, Google, Dogpile, and searched the > PowerComputing list archives and > tried everything else I could think of. > > I checked the archives as PowerWatch. > > I pulled a working drive from another PTP that was > running 9.1 on a > NewerTech 400/200 G3 and put it in the problem > system. It wouldn't boot > either. Put the drive back in it's original machine > and it is happily > running again. > > I reconnect the 8.6 drives back to the problem > machine and it is also > running fine. > > For the life of me I can't understand why I can't > get 9.1 to run on this > thing. I've been screwing with it for two days now. > I have checked and > updated every driver for every device I have > including the Sonnet card. > > Does anyone have any idea what is wrong, what I may > have missed and what > I can do to get 9.1 to run on this Mac? What really > baffles me is that > I can boot and run from a CD with 9.1 on it. > > Help! -- and thanks, > > David > > -- > > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > The box said "Requires Windows 95, or better." So I > bought a Macintosh, > or two, or three or....... > > > > -- > 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 >
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