I just bought a TAM!

[Rick Dangerous]

No input lag at all really, I nearly set a new personal best high score.  As I mentioned though, there was no sound despite my efforts to procure some from my TAM.

 

[Rick Dangerous]

Do you think apple still has a closet full of Fat Back's for the TAM kicking around at Cupertino?

Works great, have uploaded a number of games and programs through the USB slot reader.

Strangely starts a little slower than it used to....and froze on me once when starting.  Going to try clearing the PRAM as the new battery went in at the same time as this card. 

 

[Dandu]

You can't use the Fat Back with a dual PCI riser, i have tried that (and failed).

With the Fat back, you must use the CommSlot riser and the right PCI riser (i have not found a model with the good size)

 

[Byrd]

I really hope the PCI riser is secured in somehow ... one jump or false move and you could short out your treasured Mac ...

 

[Rick Dangerous]

I really hope the PCI riser is secured in somehow ... one jump or false move and you could short out your treasured Mac ...

Wait do you mean grounded?  Physically it is pretty securely in there an not going anywhere..

What can I do as a cheap fix to make sure there are no issues?

 

[EvilCapitalist]

You've got to have something holding up that PCI riser.  With the fat back and a card installed in the standard single slot riser the fat back holds the riser in place.  Running it open, with a slightly longer card (the two slot is too tall to fit in the fat back IIRC) you're putting all the stress on the slot itself, which isn't good, but what's worse is that if part of the back of your USB card happens to come in contact with the metal HD bracket you're risking a short.

 

[Rick Dangerous]

Gotcha, thank you.  If anyone sees a one slot riser that will fit in a fat back (and/or a fat back for that matter) please PM me.

This is what I have to do to get programs on the TAM for now but I will take out the dual slot riser in between to keep stress off the PCI input.  Thanks for the heads up everyone.