Off Topic - ATA133 PCI Card- INFO needed

[BDavis]

I DO apologize for asking on this forum! 
I've looked over the internet and through several forums for an answer
and found none. But reading it each day as I do I know some of you
G-Book guys are intimately familiar with several Mac models, PCI cards
and such. 

I just bought a 160 gig Seagate HD... knowing the limits of my early
Quicksilver G4 (OS X 10.2.4) are something like 128(?) gigs max on
board... and, that to use the rest of the disk I need an ata133 card. 

And I see ATA 133 cards on ebay (Hong Kong!) for as low as $10 +s&h ...
also Sonnet and Maxtor cards for somewhat more $$.

I wonder if I can use just any old ATA 133 PCI card? Are there some
that won't work... and how can I tell which ones will? ...and where
might I find a list of either or both?

Again, my apologies for taking up space on the board.
Any help would be most appreciated! Contact me off list at;
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Thanks Bill Davis - Nashville TN
...My 'one-owner' Wallstreet is still going strong even though the PRAM
batt. packed up (along with both main batteries) and is now living life
as a 110v desktop unit! 




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Re: Wallstreet PRAM Hack.......

[BDavis]

Dan K... Thanks very much for the advise on the PRAM batteries.

You're correct... the individual cells at the price quoted aren't a
cheap fix. And it may be like that of the main battery Li-ion cells...
that it almost makes more sense to go the new route. That way there may
be some warranty where as the 'cheap-fix' offers little to none. 

I don't think I'm jumping to conclusions here with the batt. problems
but maybe there's something else wrong and I should have prefaced my
questions to the group with more symptoms first. 

The main batt. IS 'flat' ..or Zero voltage on the copper stips. Test
button shows no sign of charge. Before, (when I had some battery power)
it held only the shortest charge.. say 10 min. But the lightening bolt
was being shown in the battery icon. Then one day I noticed that all
four lights were lit on the battery when I plugged up the AC and
thought ah.. full charge. I unplugged AC and it shut down immediately.
(It had already begun to loose Day/Date.) After powering back up I
noticed that the battery icon showed Full charge but no lights lit when
the test button was pushed. I removed the AC and instant shutdown. 
Now as I power up with AC the batt. icon will first show either and Xed
out Batt. or Low/No charge.. but after a few minutes the icon shows a
Full battery (but we know it's dead). Sometimes ..with the batt. in, it
shows it Xed or Lo/No.. it's inconsistent.  That seemed strange.

Another strange thing happens when I plug the AC into the back. There's
a 'little' chime.. the sleep light blinks once then what sounds like
the fan or maybe hard drive beginning to spin up whirrrs then goes
quiet. Then it seems like it takes longer than before these problems
arose to chime (for real) then boot.

Sorry to go on for so long(!) but maybe there's something more than
just dead batteries involved and that maybe this might be typical of PC
board (Power Manager?) problems.  Sound familiar to anyone???

I'm enjoying the conversations about sleep vs. shut-down mode. In
Nashville we have frequent lightening storms and two or three power
outages throughout the year. And when/if there's any warning all my
computers are shut down and the plugs pulled.

Regards... Bill 



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Is A Wallstreet PRAM Hack Possible??

[BDavis]

My Wallstreet is now about 5 years old and the original battery is
dead. Also I believe the PRAM or Clock battery is dead. So no
'mobility' and no correct date. (I've done all the reset business in
Open Firmware etc. and no cigar.)

I was thinking of replacing the PRAM battery but the least expensive
New ones are around $45+ each and I'm thinking -there's got to be a
cheaper fix. (I've seen the $24 and $30 ones on ebay.. but they've been
pulled from "working" Wallstreets and how long do you think they're
going to last!?)

I almost never need it away from AC power and with the main battery out
I'm thinking ..Hmmm.. here's an empty bay/space and that maybe some
other type of 6v battery (PRAM or otherwise) would substitute (and
could also be made much easier to get to). 

So there is the dilemma and the challenge. I'd appreciate hearing any
suggestions or comments.

Thanks...
Bill Davis
Nashville ---
Also.. out of curiosity I opened the main battery pack and find that
there are 12 Panasonic (CGR1760HC) Li-ion batteries soldered together..
and could be replaced for about $7.50 ea.  ...IF ya wanted to go to the
trouble.





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