[G4] Re: G4 TO G5 Transfer

[Tim Collier]

Well, my G5 tower only has two slots for SATA drives or any drives  
for that matter.  There isn't a lot of room inside the case.  So, if  
you plan to toss out the SATA drive that comes with it and then put  
in a card, and then run some sort of cable (sounds awfully messy),  
you're just going to end up with something that might not act the way  
it should.  Especially considering how everything is  
compartmentalized to optimize air flow.
I think what you might want to do is invest in some external firewire  
enclosures for your current ATA drives and get another SATA drive.   
They come in sizes up to 400 gig now.
I think you're still thinking the inside of the G5 is like the inside  
of a G4 tower...it's not.

Tim
On Dec 11, 2005, at 1:57 AM, Philip J Robar wrote:

>
> 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
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