From: Bob Robeson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:37:14 -0800 Hi Jeff,
I just replaced my Sonnet Tempo Ultras ATA66 card with a SIIG, Inc Ultra ATA 133/100 card that I got from OWC for about $75. I had to buy the card because the ATA66 card would not drive the Pioneer DVR-106 "SuperDrive" that I also recently acquired from OWC. The ATA133 card controls the burner fine. For whatever reason, I can only burn from my hard drive, not straight from another CD. I just make a disk image, no problem.
So what you are having issues with is making a direct copy of a CD ? Not burning VCD's, DVD's data cd's etc? I've never tried this so can't say if any of my CDrw or DVD burners can do this on a UMAX machine. I do remember that it is recommended to make a disk image to the hard drive as the best way to do this
As far as what slot it works best in, when I got the card I was planning to put it into one of the lower slots. However, when I went to install it, the hard configuration of the card, the footprint where the card fits into the PCI slot was different than than the PCI slots on the motherboard. I agonized over this for quite a while... How could this be?... the box said, "for Macintosh PCI?' I was about to send it back when it occurred to me to try to plug it into where the other card was, the top PCI slot. I pulled out my ATA66 and sure enough it fit into that slot. So... unless I am way off, and really missing something, that card will, physically, only fit into the top PCI slot on the S900, because of the PCI pin arrangements on the card itself and the motherboard. I had to scrap my plan to have both EIDE cards in my slots. I am hoping another list member will back me up on this. That's how it was for me.
Happy Holidays,
Bob Robeson
I remember you mentioning this issue with PCI slot placement before. I was surprised by it and waited to see what others said and then forgot about it. The PCI slots are all the same except for the extra slot at PCI 1 for the ethernet portion of the E100 card which no other card makes use of. I just pulled the top off my extra Umax machine and see no reason why the card wouldn't fit in any of the slots so I'm confused by this? Sorry but unless you have a non standard card I don't understand why it won't physically fit in other slots unless your cables or something are in the way. The PCI card pins are pretty standard as far as i know. I've sent a note to another list member with this card to see what he says on the issue.
In any case the Sonnet/Acard ATA 66 card is known for working in any PCI slot so you could still use it while using the SIIG card in the top slot.
later, Will S
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