BootCD software help for clones, ATA card question |
April, 17, 2003 6:30 PM |
smurray11 |
I've managed to create a boot CD from this utility for my Powerbook with Drive 10 installed, but since I noticed it uses my modified login panel and other user specific items, I'm assuming it's taking files from the machine it's created on for booting info. So... what would I need to install on the Boot CD to make it work on my PowerTower Pro? I currently am running 10.2.5 on the PTP no problem, with a XLR8 G3 400/ Sonnet Tempo ATA 66/ATI Nexus internals. Any ideas? Anyone tried it yet? Also another question, since some people are running the Sonnet gambit on their towers... is there a marked difference between an ATA 66 card and a ATA 133 card for my tower? Seeing the Bus and the PCI slots are still slow, I'm wondering if it's worth the bother to upgrade them, although the G3 card probably should be. But then again, the current Duals are almost ridiculously cheap right now, I'm wondering if dropping 600-700 bucks on this puppy is remotely worth it. |
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BootCD software help for clones, ATA card question |
April, 21, 2003 1:51 PM |
marcush |
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I don't think there is a current solution for creating a boot CD. A few early versions of XpostFacto could do this though but I believe it became problematic with each update of OSX. Ryan had mentioned in his log about wanting to eventually reincorporate this feature into XpostFacto at some point. |
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RE: BootCD software help for clones, ATA card ques |
April, 19, 2003 1:29 PM |
smurray11 |
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Thanks Marcush Yeah, my PTP has held it's own for quite a while, and OS 9 still is kicking on it so I've been reluctant to upgrade to a G4. Thanks for the ATA info... I suppose in 2 more years all that stuff will be on ebay for 50 bucks anyway so I'll upgrade then, hehe. But I'm most likely going to wait to get a used Dual Gig tower this fall when the prices drop, for around 1500 I hope. But my main question was about using the BootCD software. I'll probably just boot from my firewire drive to do disk mucking around, but was wondering if anyone has successfully made a boot CD for one of the clones. |
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BootCD software help for clones, ATA card question |
April, 17, 2003 7:54 PM |
marcush |
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Well, I'm not going to spend any more on my Power Tower Pro. It's outfitted with a Sonnet G4/800, 1GB RAM, a Sonnet Tempo ATA/100, ATI Radeon (non-7k), Ratoc Firewire/USB2.0 combo, Zynx 10/100 ethernet, and M-Audio Revolution 7.1 sound card. The M-Audio card will be the last piece of hardware I buy for this machine. I've got enough money to buy a new mid-range machine now. The question is simply a matter of when. I'm waiting to see what the PPC970 machines are going to be like. Hopefully we'll see them this fall. Even then I'll probably wait until January or spring 2004 before I lay down any money, and even then I will probably be looking to save some money and buy a high end refurb. More to the point, and to answer your last two questions, you will not see a difference between your ATA/66 card and an ATA/133 card. Finally, I'm not sure that an additional $600-700 put into your PTP would be well spent when in the near future you will be able to get a used Quicksilver G4 in that price range. I'll admit that I probably went a little overboard myself but the bulk of what I spent was spread over the last two years so I don't feel bad about it. I've just not been sufficiently impressed with current Apple models when I can do everything they can do, albeit slower, with my PTP. So, what I'm trying to say is hold onto your money, or at least the bulk of it. |
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