Re: Pismo max ram and floppy options
At 07:00 AM 12/12/2004, you wrote: Also, as long as I am on the Pismo topic, I want to get a floppy drive for it. I found an Apple Tech Note that says the Pismo can use the Lombard drive modules (but not always the other way around). I was under the impression the Lombard has a floppy drive available for it. Can anyone confirm that I can in fact use a Lombard floppy in my Pismo? I'd rather get a floppy drive that uses the drive bay over a USB based one. Or does anyone know of a 3rd party floppy drive module that works with the Pismo? Thanks! I have a VST SuperDisk module - they are often on the Smartdisk web site as sale/clearance items, or of course on eBay they are also cheap. It works fine in OSX, OS9 required a driver which is still available online. --- JSH TiBook I also use the VST SuperDisk removable module with my Pismo; if you're not familiar with the SuperDisk, it will also read and write traditional floppies. I also have an external USB version. I remember there was an issue with copy-protection-key reading for DigiDesign ProTools floppies that would only work with one version and not the other; unfortunately I can't remember which. Dave -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.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] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo max ram and floppy options
Subject: Pismo max ram and floppy options Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 17:00:51 -0500 From: chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got a PowerBook G3/500 Firewire model (Pismo). I'm running OS X.3 on it, but it spools the hard drive OFTEN which drags performance to a halt. Currently it has 256 MB ram. So I want to max out the ram, but I'm unsure if the max is 512 or 1024. Apple and EveryMac claim 512. However, I know Apple often specs the max lower then it really is (they spec based on what could be tested when the unit was released, so if 256 was the largest chip size in 2000, they will claim it tops out at 512 (2x 256)). LowEndMac claims 1024 is the max, as does Crucial.com. Before I spend $200 getting a pair of 512 chips, I wanted to know if anyone was actually running 1024 successfully in a Pismo (and are there any gotchas I should be aware of). Have 1GB in a 500mhz Pismo with no issues. Remember the lower chip has to be low-profile, while the upper can be either type. Also, as long as I am on the Pismo topic, I want to get a floppy drive for it. I found an Apple Tech Note that says the Pismo can use the Lombard drive modules (but not always the other way around). I was under the impression the Lombard has a floppy drive available for it. Can anyone confirm that I can in fact use a Lombard floppy in my Pismo? I'd rather get a floppy drive that uses the drive bay over a USB based one. Or does anyone know of a 3rd party floppy drive module that works with the Pismo? Thanks! I have a VST SuperDisk module - they are often on the Smartdisk web site as sale/clearance items, or of course on eBay they are also cheap. It works fine in OSX, OS9 required a driver which is still available online. --- JSH TiBook -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.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] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Pismo max ram and floppy options
I've got a PowerBook G3/500 Firewire model (Pismo). I'm running OS X.3 on it, but it spools the hard drive OFTEN which drags performance to a halt. Currently it has 256 MB ram. So I want to max out the ram, but I'm unsure if the max is 512 or 1024. Apple and EveryMac claim 512. However, I know Apple often specs the max lower then it really is (they spec based on what could be tested when the unit was released, so if 256 was the largest chip size in 2000, they will claim it tops out at 512 (2x 256)). LowEndMac claims 1024 is the max, as does Crucial.com. Before I spend $200 getting a pair of 512 chips, I wanted to know if anyone was actually running 1024 successfully in a Pismo (and are there any gotchas I should be aware of). Also, as long as I am on the Pismo topic, I want to get a floppy drive for it. I found an Apple Tech Note that says the Pismo can use the Lombard drive modules (but not always the other way around). I was under the impression the Lombard has a floppy drive available for it. Can anyone confirm that I can in fact use a Lombard floppy in my Pismo? I'd rather get a floppy drive that uses the drive bay over a USB based one. Or does anyone know of a 3rd party floppy drive module that works with the Pismo? Thanks! -chris http://www.mythtech.net -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.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] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo max ram and floppy options
I have a Pismo with a G4 500 and 1 gig of ram runs very nice! It can be done. - Original Message - From: chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 5:00 PM Subject: Pismo max ram and floppy options I've got a PowerBook G3/500 Firewire model (Pismo). I'm running OS X.3 on it, but it spools the hard drive OFTEN which drags performance to a halt. Currently it has 256 MB ram. So I want to max out the ram, but I'm unsure if the max is 512 or 1024. Apple and EveryMac claim 512. However, I know Apple often specs the max lower then it really is (they spec based on what could be tested when the unit was released, so if 256 was the largest chip size in 2000, they will claim it tops out at 512 (2x 256)). LowEndMac claims 1024 is the max, as does Crucial.com. Before I spend $200 getting a pair of 512 chips, I wanted to know if anyone was actually running 1024 successfully in a Pismo (and are there any gotchas I should be aware of). Also, as long as I am on the Pismo topic, I want to get a floppy drive for it. I found an Apple Tech Note that says the Pismo can use the Lombard drive modules (but not always the other way around). I was under the impression the Lombard has a floppy drive available for it. Can anyone confirm that I can in fact use a Lombard floppy in my Pismo? I'd rather get a floppy drive that uses the drive bay over a USB based one. Or does anyone know of a 3rd party floppy drive module that works with the Pismo? Thanks! -chris http://www.mythtech.net -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.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] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.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] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo max ram and floppy options
Pismos can indeed take 1GB of ram. I've been running 10.3.5 on a 400mhz with 1GB quite happily for a while now. A few months after I installed the ram I also upgraded to a 7200rpm 40gb Hitachi drive and I was surprised by how much difference there was between it and the old 4200rpm drive. Don't know about the floppy drives. Nancy On Dec 11, 2004, at 5:00 PM, chris wrote: I've got a PowerBook G3/500 Firewire model (Pismo). I'm running OS X.3 on it, but it spools the hard drive OFTEN which drags performance to a halt. Currently it has 256 MB ram. So I want to max out the ram, but I'm unsure if the max is 512 or 1024. Apple and EveryMac claim 512. However, I know Apple often specs the max lower then it really is (they spec based on what could be tested when the unit was released, so if 256 was the largest chip size in 2000, they will claim it tops out at 512 (2x 256)). LowEndMac claims 1024 is the max, as does Crucial.com. Before I spend $200 getting a pair of 512 chips, I wanted to know if anyone was actually running 1024 successfully in a Pismo (and are there any gotchas I should be aware of). Also, as long as I am on the Pismo topic, I want to get a floppy drive for it. I found an Apple Tech Note that says the Pismo can use the Lombard drive modules (but not always the other way around). I was under the impression the Lombard has a floppy drive available for it. Can anyone confirm that I can in fact use a Lombard floppy in my Pismo? I'd rather get a floppy drive that uses the drive bay over a USB based one. Or does anyone know of a 3rd party floppy drive module that works with the Pismo? Thanks! -chris http://www.mythtech.net -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.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] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.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] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Pismo max ram and floppy options
I have a Pismo with a G4 500 and 1 gig of ram runs very nice! It can be done. Thanks Pismos can indeed take 1GB of ram. I've been running 10.3.5 on a 400mhz with 1GB quite happily for a while now. A few months after I installed the ram I also upgraded to a 7200rpm 40gb Hitachi drive and I was surprised by how much difference there was between it and the old 4200rpm drive. and Thanks. I am also considering upgrading the HDD. I figured I'd start with the RAM and see how that does (most of my slowness I know is because of it spooling data to the hard drive, I can hear the drive seeking... so RAM should help that quite a bit) -chris http://www.mythtech.net -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.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] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
