Re: PCI IDE Card Question

2008-09-03 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Sep 3, 2008, at 10:22 AM, Michael B. in Cincinnati wrote: Folks, while we're discussing the disk drive topic, I have a question about PCI IDE controllers. Does one need a special model with Mac firmware, or will any PCI iDE card suffice? No, you need one with Mac firmware. -- Bruce

Re: PCI IDE Card Question

2008-09-03 Thread Kris Tilford
On Sep 3, 2008, at 2:35 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: Folks, while we're discussing the disk drive topic, I have a question about PCI IDE controllers. Does one need a special model with Mac firmware, or will any PCI iDE card suffice? No, you need one with Mac firmware. It's true you'd need one

Re: PCI IDE Card Question

2008-09-03 Thread Peter
On Sep 3, 2008, at 1:46 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: No, you need one with Mac firmware. It's true you'd need one with Mac firmware too boot from an older PPC Mac, however I've used non-Mac firmware SCSI cards successfully in older PCI PowerMacs in OS X only. Check to see if a

Re: PCI IDE Card Question

2008-09-03 Thread Clark Martin
Peter wrote: On Sep 3, 2008, at 10:25 AM, Len Gerstel wrote: Folks, while we're discussing the disk drive topic, I have a question about PCI IDE controllers. Does one need a special model with Mac firmware, or will any PCI iDE card suffice? Thanks! You need a Mac compatible one. A

Re: PCI IDE Card Question

2008-09-03 Thread Michael B. in Cincinnati
Thanks to all. A friend offered me an old ATI 66 MHz PCI IDE card, and I was curious to see if it would work in the DA. Apparently not. Oh, well! - Michael B. in Cincinnati On Sep 3, 9:29 pm, Clark Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter wrote: On Sep 3, 2008, at 10:25 AM, Len Gerstel wrote: