MrFahrenheit
Well-known member
I have a few loose logic boards from the beige G3 series.
One is dated 1997, part number 820-0864-a, and has a 233mhz chip. The other is dated 1997/98, part number 820-0991-b, with a 333mhz chip.
Both boards seem to work just fine. However, there is definitely something different with the IDE controller. On the 820-0864-a board, I cannot boot from my IDE/ATAPI/ATA Fujitsu magneto optical drive.
However, I was playing around with stuff today, and discovered I could boot the exact same drive and disk using the 820-0991-b board.
What’s happening here, and how do I look for another board that might also boot this drive?
Could it be something wrong with the IDE controller on my 820-0864 board?
If anyone has a variety of G3 beige machines and is in the US and is willing to try out things let me know and I can ship you a drive.
One is dated 1997, part number 820-0864-a, and has a 233mhz chip. The other is dated 1997/98, part number 820-0991-b, with a 333mhz chip.
Both boards seem to work just fine. However, there is definitely something different with the IDE controller. On the 820-0864-a board, I cannot boot from my IDE/ATAPI/ATA Fujitsu magneto optical drive.
However, I was playing around with stuff today, and discovered I could boot the exact same drive and disk using the 820-0991-b board.
What’s happening here, and how do I look for another board that might also boot this drive?
Could it be something wrong with the IDE controller on my 820-0864 board?
If anyone has a variety of G3 beige machines and is in the US and is willing to try out things let me know and I can ship you a drive.