Re: Interrupts lost on IDE disks in RAID1 array
On Aug 28, 2005, at 2:14 AM, Rogério Brito wrote:
Which would be a cheap IDE PCI card that can work with older PMac's
(more especifically a PowerMac 9500)? Any one that can boot from Open
Firmware?
I don't know your definition of cheap, but... OtherWorld Computing
sells two candidates:
The ACARD (about US$75):
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/ACARD/AEC6280M/
Which seems to be a bare-bones IDE card that supports up to 4 ATA/133
disks.
and the Sonnet Tempo Trio (about $150):
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Sonnet%20Technology/T133FWU2M/
This is a top-of-the-line card that supports up to 4 internal ATA/133
devices as well as a USB 2.0 external port and a FireWire-400 external
port.
Both of these cards *should* work with your PowerMac 9500, but read the
specs carefully before you buy. In particular, check the archives for
this list about whether Debian Linux-PPC supports these cards in the
mode you want to use them. The "Trio" claims to support booting. I
wasn't able to find any mention of booting (for or against) on the
ACARD web page.
Given your difficulty with mail-order, you might want to get the specs
from the OWC Web site then go looking in your nearest big city for a
computer store that carries them.
Rick
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