[G4] posting, please?

[sr ferenczy]

yes, in panther the ATA device trees within the System Profile, under 
"ATA" are listed as "ATA-5" "ATA-6" "SATA" etc

sandor


On May 4, 2004, at 11:53 AM, Alex wrote:

>
> On Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at 01:11 Canada/Eastern, Jim Pacyga wrote:
>
>> On 3 May 2004, at 07:36, Alex wrote:
>>
>>> [...] If the Mac's controller doesn't support 48-bit LBA, the 
>>> largest hard disk capacity which can be used is 120GiB (or 137GB). 
>>> Larger hard disks can be installed, but the Mac will not "see" more 
>>> than that. The solution is to get a new controller, either by 
>>> installing a new ATA card (SATA preferably), or by using an external 
>>> enclosure which is 48-bit capable. Which alternative is best depends 
>>> on specific needs.
>>
>> [...]  If you go under the Hardware->ATA section on the left hand nav 
>> bar, you will get the ATA device tree.
>>
>> Each ATA tree should have the ATA type as the root.
>>
>> E.g., on my G4/500 I have an ATA-4 and an ATA-3 tree.  On my iBook, 
>> just ATA-4.
>>
>> If you have ATA-6 that would support > 137Gb.  For newer G5's you 
>> should have ATA-7.[...]
>
> Jim, I'm not quite sure I see the connection between your post and 
> mine -- unless it is that in Panther one can use System Profiler to 
> determine whether the ATA controller supports 48-bit LBA.
>
> f