Mekavich, Thanks once again for your help it really is muchly appreciated im just planning on sticking with os 9 I like the advantage of using two different os's rather than having to switch my ibook to os 9 all the time lol
I haven't read the past dialogues on a total rebuild as when I got this I assumed it was just a new hard drive needed now seems it might have been a little more than that it was a good machine as I remember using it when I was working with the guy who gave it to me along with an old 603 I think It was that also needs some work it lost the hd as well. But once again thanks and any more advice would be greatly appreciated. Brian On 11/6/05 10:22 pm, "Mekavich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brian, > > it depends on what you want to do. i think Sonnet is a > good way to go. however, some cards, like the sonnet > ATA-100, are very frustrating to work with because > they'll restrict your OSX install on an 8GB partition. > i've heard of ways around it, but it's like pulling > teeth. > > After having ran up that hill and gotten knocked off > too many times, i bought a Acard AEC-6280M from > www.newegg.com for i think $60.00 or thereabouts. it's > a ATA-133 controller. I don't know if the Sonnet-133 > has solved the 8GB limitation. > > now, if ur gonna stick with 9 an under, any compatible > cheapie should do. > > also, go to the Xpostfacto forum at > Otherworldcomputing and they'll talk all about this > stuff, but you'll have to dig around. mostly > pertaining to OSX though. > > and yep, i'm running 10.3.9 on this lovely Acard > AEC-6280M. you'll find this card pop up on ebay now > and then, but some people sell it for more than new. > > umm.. i hate to discourage anyone from upgrading the > umax, but have u read the past dialogues on the cost > of a total rebuild? it's truly expensive. > > --- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Me again Mekavich, >> >> Just curious would you be able to recommend one as >> all I keep finding on >> ebay is IBM ATA 133 RAID PCI Controller Card or PCI >> SERIAL ATA SATA 4 >> CHANNEL RAID CONTROLLER CARD and I don't know which >> is or would even be >> suitable for the umax >> >> Thanks >> >> Brian >> >> On 11/6/05 6:14 pm, "Mekavich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> sonnet ATA-100 >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> > --------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > > > > > __________________________________ > Discover Yahoo! > Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news and more. Check it out! > http://discover.yahoo.com/mobile.html -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
