uniserver
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I just got this mega cool Quadra 700 from hap. Its got one of these Apple PPC 601 Cards in it.
Maxed vram / 20ram
Ok as long as the pram battery is out of it. it will boot up, even with the powermac like apple TONE.
This card is the Apple PPC 601 Card, 50 mhz
ALL is well… Boots up 8.1 real fast… with one of these 10k HD's in there…
Fantastic! Even ran Tech Tool pro… All Tests pass! - with the PPC card.
Here is my issue… IF i install a fresh pram battery. After the first initial boot up…
(The next start up from a shut down)
Its like the PPC card shuts its self off or something… or the Quadra 700 main board ignores it and just boots up with the onboard 68k 040 cpu.
I can't get the PPC Card to come back and work again Till, I pull the pram battery and wait about 20-30 seconds…
then PPC card is on and PowerMac Bong comes on, and boots with PPC card.
This issue is kind of strange because even on apple site, it is not possible to toggle back and forth between 68k/PPC card. Unless i had the DAYSTAR version… this version i have here is Apple version
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA31353?viewlocale=en_US
Apple PowerPC DayStar
Feature: Upgrade Card PowerPro 601
-------- ------------ ------------
RISC processor PowerPC 601 PowerPC 601
Processor Speed(s) 66 MHz 66 MHz, 80 MHz*
Restart with 68040 No Yes
is there some kind of extension i need to install or something?
any help would be fantastic… i mean otherwise this machine works fantastic.
just oiled up the floppy drive is working good… Installed one of Trags 10/100 Nubus Nic's It's ready to run!!!!!!!!!
- only if i could get the PPC card to say on, /w pram battery installed.
- i suppost i could just leave the pram battery out… but...
here are a couple pictures.
Maxed vram / 20ram
Ok as long as the pram battery is out of it. it will boot up, even with the powermac like apple TONE.
This card is the Apple PPC 601 Card, 50 mhz
ALL is well… Boots up 8.1 real fast… with one of these 10k HD's in there…
Fantastic! Even ran Tech Tool pro… All Tests pass! - with the PPC card.
Here is my issue… IF i install a fresh pram battery. After the first initial boot up…
(The next start up from a shut down)
Its like the PPC card shuts its self off or something… or the Quadra 700 main board ignores it and just boots up with the onboard 68k 040 cpu.
I can't get the PPC Card to come back and work again Till, I pull the pram battery and wait about 20-30 seconds…
then PPC card is on and PowerMac Bong comes on, and boots with PPC card.
This issue is kind of strange because even on apple site, it is not possible to toggle back and forth between 68k/PPC card. Unless i had the DAYSTAR version… this version i have here is Apple version
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA31353?viewlocale=en_US
Apple PowerPC DayStar
Feature: Upgrade Card PowerPro 601
-------- ------------ ------------
RISC processor PowerPC 601 PowerPC 601
Processor Speed(s) 66 MHz 66 MHz, 80 MHz*
Restart with 68040 No Yes
is there some kind of extension i need to install or something?
any help would be fantastic… i mean otherwise this machine works fantastic.
just oiled up the floppy drive is working good… Installed one of Trags 10/100 Nubus Nic's It's ready to run!!!!!!!!!
- only if i could get the PPC card to say on, /w pram battery installed.
- i suppost i could just leave the pram battery out… but...
here are a couple pictures.