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| More Feedback on ATI October 2002 Driver Update |
I've updated the page of reader reports on the Oct. 2002 ATI driver update with the latest reader comments/emails. One of the most recent reports include more Radeon 7000 issues (this time from OS 9.2.x users) and a PowerBook G4/800 owner report that the system fans seemed to come on more often after the update. I've not installed the Oct 2002 ATI update on my PB G4/800 DVI (Radeon 7500 mobility) but the fan still runs at high speeds sometimes, but not often except when running 3D games (which kicks the fan on high pretty quickly as noted in my PB G4/800 review.) Maybe the new drivers better enable Quartz Extreme and therefore exercise the chip more?
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| Reader Comments on Creative's 'Muvo' MP3 Player and 10.2 |
| (from a reader email this weekend)
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The creative 'muvo' mp3 player, despite being boxed as 'pc only' works
perfectly (no drivers needed) under 10.2
It is advertised as 'no drivers needed' for the pc, so I assumed it must run
with standard mass-storage drivers (and so should work on mac). so I took
the chance an got one.
The device is fantastic as well, for only about £100 you get a 64mb mp3
player which is the size of a cigarette lighter. (or the same size as one of
those usb disks, since thatÃs essentially what it is).
The sound is good (and probably loud enough to be banned in france).
alex.
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| Widescreen PC Notebook with PB G4-like Design |
It's not a clone of the PowerBook G4, but Wayne Chang sent a link to a Cnet story on a new VPR Matrix 200A5 Pentium 4M 2GHz PC notebook with widescreen (15.2" 1,280x854 resolution), 512MB of DDR memory, slotted Combo drive, dual USB 2.0 ports, dual Firewire ports (unpowered though), 40GB HD and $2399 list price. The graphics chip isn't specified in that Cnet article but past models (1.7GHz, 1.8GHz) of the VPR Matrix notebooks had the 7500 Mobility (same chip as current PB G4 DVI models). The ATI 9000 Mobility is the latest/fastest ATI mobile chip and has shader support to boot.
The Cnet article refers to BestBuy - but as of last night they still didn't show the widescreen 2GHz model at their web site (only the 1.7 and 1.8GHz models w/o widescreen design) - however on Monday afternoon the 2GHz widescreen model finally shows up on their notebooks listing - see this page - the graphics chip is listed as a Nvidia Geforce4 420 Go with 32MB of vram. The article says the notebook was designed by Porsche Design GmbH.
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| More Feedback on iBook Radeon Mobility Firmware Mods for Dual Display Support |
I've updated the page of reader reports on the firmware mod for dual display support on iBook Radeon Mobility chip versions with more reader feedback. One of the latest reports was from a 2002 Radeon Mobility iBook owner that said his system had reboot problems afterwards - the first Radeon Mobility owner to note this problem. (Some older iBook owners noted a severe problem (not booting at all) - not sure what could have happened to cause this.)
Since there have been no reports of it working with other than the Radeon Mobility chip based iBooks (latest models) I do not suggest anyone try it on older iBooks. There's never any assurance these types of mods will work for everyone - safest is just to avoid them.
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| CDRW/CD/DVD/Hard Drive/Cardreader Compatibility Database Update Listing |
| The Drive Compatibility searchable database had 21 new reports added this morning. The database includes reports on Combo DVD-CDRW, CDROMs, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, CDRW, Hard Drives and Removables (tape drive, ORB, ZIP, MO drives, CF/Smartmedia readers, etc.) in all interface types (IDE, IDE RAID cards, Firewire, SCSI, adapters). Current total 8,850 reports. Here's a summary listing of today's new reports. (Does not include updates to previous entries. Entries with missing info, etc. are deleted.)
Multi-Format Card Reader Reports:
- USB Dazzle Multimedia 6-in-1 Reader used w/Umax (OS X)
(dazzle reports listed under "other" brands)
- USB PNY "6 in 1Flash Card Reader" used w/G4 no AGP (OS X)
DVD-R DVD Recorder Reports:
- IDE Pioneer DVR-104 in Dual G4 DDR (OS X)
DVD-R + DVD RAM Drive Reports:
- IDE Matshita LF-D311 in Beige G3 (OS 9.2)
Combo DVD+CDR Drive Reports:
- LG GCC4320B (32x10x40x + 16x DVD-ROM) in B&W G3 (OS 9.1)
- IDE Samsung SM-332 (32x10x40x + 12x DVD-ROM) in G4/AGP (OS X)
(using mod. plugin file from FAQ here)
IDE CDRW Drive Reports:
- LG GCE-8400B - 40x12x40 in B&W G3 (OS 9.1)
- LG GCE-8400B - 40x12x40 in B&W G3 (OS X)
- LG GCE-8320B (32x10x40x) in 7600 using IDE PCI card (OS X)
- LG GCE-8320B (32x10x40x) in 7600 using IDE PCI card (OS 9.2)
- Lite-On LTR-40125S 40x12x48 in Dual G4 DDR (OS X)
- Lite-On LTR-48125W (48x12x48) in Dual G4 DDR (OS X)
- Lite-On LTR-48125W (48x12x48x) in Beige G3 (OS 9.2)
- Lite-On LTR-40125S 40x12x48 in G4 no AGP (OS X)
- Sony CRX175A2 (24x10x40x) in B&W G3 (OS 9.1)
(FYI - Illustrated CD drive install guide here covers G4 towers up to the Digital Audio Model, Beige G3 MT, B&W G3 and 8600/9600 Macs.)
USB CDRW Drive Reports:
- VST USBCDRW-F 4X8X8 used w/G4 no AGP (OS X)
SCSI CDRW Drive Reports:
- HP CD-Writer+ 9600si 12x8x32x in 7x00 (OS 9.2)
IDE Hard Drive Reports:
- Seagate ST380021a 80GB in G4 Cube (OS X)
- Western Digital 40GB in 6500 (OS 8.6)
Firewire Hard Drive Reports:
- Western Digital 60GB in MacAlly FW case used w/Dual G4 (OS X)
USB Hard Drive Reports:
- Archos Jukebox Recorder 20GB used w/G4 AGP (OS X)
(listed under "other" brands - notes updated OM drivers for USB 2 support
in OS X 10.2)
You can find full owner reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches).
For guides to installing CD/CDRW/DVD drives or Hard drives in many mac models, see the IDE Articles page. The Firewire articles page also has guides on case kits, installing drives, etc.
If you've added a IDE, SCSI, Firewire or USB hard drive, CDRW, tape drive, etc. make sure you add a report to the database. [If you post an updated entry - make sure you use the same name, etc. as you did before so I can find your past entry. Thanks.]
(Entries today will be added the following newsday. Incomplete entries are deleted. Do not post questions in the database, it's for drive reports not questions on what drive to buy - for that try searching the database for reports from owners of your mac model on the drive type/brand/interface, etc. you're interested in.)
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| Rate Your CPU Upgrade Reports Database Updated |
The Rate Your CPU Upgrade database has been updated today with 13 new reports. Total to date: 7,653. (Entries made later today are posted the next newsday morning.)
Here's a summary of the updates added today :
- Other World Computing G4/500 in B&W G3 (rated 10)
- Newer Tech iMac G4/433 in iMac (rated 8)
- Powerlogix Dual G4/800 in G4/AGP (rated 8)
- Powerlogix Dual G4/800 in Dual G4 (rated 9)
- Powerlogix G4/800 in G4/AGP (rated 10)
- Sonnet 1GHz in G4/AGP (rated 10)
- Sonnet 1GHz in G4/AGP (rated 10)
- Sonnet G3/466 in Powerbook 1400 (rated 6)
- Sonnet G3/400 in 6400 (rated 10)
- Sonnet G4/400 in Umax J700 (rated 7)
- Sonnet G3/400 in 7600/132 (rated 8)
- Apple Dual G4/867 DDR OC report
- Apple B&W G3/350 OC report
(Warning - Overclocking may not be reliable and could lead to hardware failure or corrupted data.) You can find the full reports by searching the database selecting the indicated Mac model and upgrade card brand/type. If you've upgraded the CPU on your Mac, please post an entry in the database. Search the database for entries from most every upgradable Mac model *before* you buy. (Searchable by mac model/upgrade brand). For detailed reviews with performance tests and install tips, see the CPU Upgrades page.)
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