Thanks again Alan, any suggestions for an IDE card that will work in any slot. Already have a radeon 7000 video card, fw/usb card and scsi card.
GregG ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 2:08 pm Subject: Re: [SM] Accelerators for S900 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >>an aging HD ? > >> > >> > >Has been in the system for a while? > > > > > > > >>do you own a copy of DiskWarrior? > >> > >> > >Yes, and has been run many times on all drives. > > > > > > > >>time to do a complete reformat and start fresh ? > >> > >> > >Done many times!!! > > > > > > > >>if you are running X, do you have enough HD capacity ? > >> > >> > >Havent dared to go there YET! > > > > > > > >>if you are using IDE drives, have you considered plopping in a > new > >>one and operating from it. > >> > >> > >Not using IDE > > > > > ------------ > > Hi, Greg - > > Based on your answer, it sounds like your SCSI drive may have some > age > on it. > My experience has been drives will eventually get to the point of > needing replacement and no amount of reformatting and running > DiskWarrior will help. > If you drive is the original SCSI that came with the unit, I'd say > it's > time to punt it or use it as an occasional holding tank. > > Although my s900 is semi-retired, the best thing I ever did for it > was > to install an IDE card and 7200 rpm ATA 100 drive, which is very > inexpensive and basically plug-and-play even if you're still > operating OS-9. > (Mine is kept as a 9.1 machine.) > > It's just a suggestion, and the ATA drive can be used as your > startup > disk with no problems. > > If you do add these, the DIMM chips, drive ribbons, and most > stuff that > unplugs can be reseated for good measure. > > These are the only non-technical suggestions I can make before you > dive > into more complicated diagnosis others may chime in with. > > Alan > > -- > SuperMacs is sponsored by <" target="l">http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished > Drives | > Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on > Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <" > target="l">http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > SuperMacs list info: <" > target="l">http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> 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: <" target="l">http://www.mail- > archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
