I picked up my MaxPower G3 PDS manual today (we are in the process of moving houses, so half my stuff is still in the old house). Do you still need a copy of the manual? Or would information or a few pages be sufficient? 7100 installation looks like it takes about 3 pages... although there are a few pages which are not system specific.
Derek On Mar 2, 2009, at 9:32 PM, Derek Morton wrote: > > I would go to the horses mouth (so to speak): > > http://www.newertech.com/tech_support/support_legacy.php > > MacPower G3 PDS > > I have a G3 with a 4MB Apple HPV card in my 6100... it absolutely > rocks (for a 6100)! > > As to why you had problems with the 7100... I have no idea... I > have no experience with 7100 or 8100 machines... > > I can look at scanning the manual, but first I will need to find > it... LOL. > > Good luck, > > Derek > > > On Mar 2, 2009, at 8:19 PM, H.S. Thompson wrote: > >> >> Hey Guys, >> I recently purchased a, believe it or not, brand new still >> shrink- >> wrapped Newer Tech MAXpowr G3 PDS (240MHz G3, 160MHz 1MB cache) card >> to use in my 7100/80. The box also included the VideoCaddy card, so >> that I can use my HPV video card along with this upgrade. The only >> thing missing from the box was the manual and driver disks. Here are >> the specs on my new card: http://www.everymac.com/upgrade_cards/ >> newertech/maxpowr_g3_nubus/maxpowr_g3_nubus_240.html >> . >> >> This is where my question comes in. I have purchased a Crescendo PDS >> upgrade card directly from Sonnet last year. After many hours and >> messing with it, I decided it was defective and got an RMA. When I >> got >> the new one, I had also got a new (used) PM 7100 to try it in, as I >> was trying to use the first one in a PM 6100. Without really getting >> into to much detail here, here's what happened. I wanted to leave no >> chance to damage of damaging the new card by mishandling this >> time, so >> I wore a static band and was extremely careful (I have install 100's >> of computer cards, by the way). Of course, the new card didn't >> work. I >> tried everything. Got new driver versions from Sonnet, reinstalled >> System OS, reset PRAM, rebuilt desktop, everything. I did finally get >> the card to work, very intermittently. What was wrong?? It did not >> fit >> tightly enough in the PDS slot. You have to hold the card very steady >> at start-up and once in 30 times the extension won't have the red >> X in >> it and the card works great, of course the computer freezes up >> constantly. I tried lots of things to hold the card down tight enough >> to fix this, but to no avail. Whats really interesting is the my HPV >> card, which of course goes in the same slot, fits fine and always >> works. >> >> I'm curious if anyone has any suggestions on this issue, but that's >> not my main question. My main concern is this: They don't make the >> Newer brand cards anymore of course, and I am really afraid of these >> PDS cards since my terrible experience with the Sonnet crap. >> >> So, since I don't have the manual or exact drivers for the card, I >> was >> wondering if someone with experience with this specific card could >> tell me exactly how they successfully installed theirs as well as any >> tips. A PDF copy of the manual or something would be great, along >> with >> a download of the drivers, but not necessary really. I know how to >> install the card of course, I just want to know if their is >> anything I >> should be careful of. >> >> I did find this site which has working downloads for most Newer card >> drivers, but I do not know exactly which one to use and I am >> scared to >> use the wrong one (due to other Sonnet card problems). >> Here's the link: >> http://eshop.macsales.com/Tech/index.cfm?load=newertech.html >> >> I would greatly appreciate any help at all with this new card. I >> promised myself I would stop if this one didn't work, I can't waste >> any more time on this now, no matter how bad I want it to work. >> >> Thanks Vintage Mac users! >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
