It is an amazingly rugged machine. You know that two-by-four I mentioned in
the Power Plugs and RAM thread? Whew, you should see how far I can knock a
Starmax when I'm really frustrated (which with my Wood Era understanding of
technology is fairly high)........but it still power's up. Thanks for the
PRAM tips, one of these days I'll find a pencil......
----- Original Message -----
From: "bobw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "StarMax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: Help jog an old man's memory...
> Damn! I had hoped for a reprieve. So, I did have the two as masters, 1 per
slot
> and probably plugged an external CD into the SCSI port. But the original
IDE
> cable has 3 connectors, one for the motherboard and 2 for(?). Your advice
is
> correct; the USB and IDE cards are a good idea for expansions. I'll
probably
> plug in a CDRW SCSI to replace the old IDE beast.
>
> BTW, the battery and a corrupted PRAM are probably the basic cause for
most of
> the video startup complaints. It's a pretty rugged machine otherwise. As I
said,
> leave the SM plugged into the wall overnight when putting in a new battery
and
> try it the next day. Never look a magic horse in the mouth.
>
> Thanks again for the prompt reply.
>
> Bob Wulkowicz
>
> ________________
>
> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote:
>
> > Your memory is fine!
> >
> > StarMax can use a maximum of two IDE/ATA devices (both must set to
master),
> > 6 SCSI devices.
> >
> > But, if you buy yerself a $15 USB card and you can add a zillion USB.
Get
> > yerself a $75 IDE card and you can add some more (and faster) IDE
devices...
> >
> > Question is whether your CD is an IDE or a SCSI?
> >
> > --
> > Here are many 'StarMax' links:
> > http://www.starmax.net/ref/inside.t
http://www1.mcg.mot.com/starmax
> > http://redrival.com/starmaxstuff/main.htm
http://www.musc.edu/~schwarda
> > http://www.velocity.net/~gizmo/MaxpowrG3-L2
http://www.faster-max.com
> > http://geekysheep.tripod.com/starmax/index.html
http://www.starmax.net
> >
> > > From: bobw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >
> > > As I thought I remembered it, the Starmax allowed only one ATA device
> > > per slot. The CD drive was connected to slot 1 and no other device
could
> > > be added The #2 slot accepted the IDE hard drive in a single
> > > configuration--no master and slave.
> > >
> > > However I have 2 drives, a 10 and a 12g, I pulled from my old starmax
> > > that must have resided in that single machine. Now, did I disconnect
the
> > > CD and use a slot for each (in the single configuration) or was I able
> > > to have all 3 working together?...
>
>
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