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A real "real" workaround for the 8GB limit on older Macs
Authored by: Glide on May 08, '06 10:07:54PM

This is an ancient hint but is still probably relevant to some of you out there. Just to confirm the post about using a pci card and that it is truly the best way to get around the 8GB limit on an older beige G3 system. I use a Sonnet Tempo Trio with 4 250GB drives. I currently boot from a 100GB 10.4.6 partition. Haven't had any problems to speak of for years regarding this issue. It's been a while but if I remember correctly the problem lies with the onboard ATA controller itself. Or possibly the rom. My rom only allows a single master off the onboard controller while there is a replacement rom out there that allows for master/slave configurations. I don't know if this newer rom has the same 8GB limit. Either way a new controller will get you around this limit.

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- Jase



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