[G4] Re: G4 TO G5 Transfer

[Philip J Robar]

On Dec 10, 2005, at 2:28 PM, Richard M. Kriss wrote:

>> Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 12:05:24 -0800
>> From: James Pacyga <jim.pacyga at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Re: [G4] G4 TO G5 Transfer
>>
>> No, they are ATA parallel drives, G5 architectures use SATA (serial
>> ATA).
>
> I may not have this problem since I have a SATA/PCI card in my G4  
> that lets
> me use a SATA drive in the G4.  The posting raises an interesting  
> question.
> Is there such a thing as a card you can add to a G5 that will let  
> you use
> you old ATA drives?

Sure, depending on which G5 you have. G5's with PCI-X slots are  
backwards compatible with most PCI cards, so you can use a PCI PATA  
card in them. Other options are to adapt the PATA drives to SATA. Of  
course cabling issues and the physical space the adaptors take up may  
further limit your choices.

Phil