[G4] Help with formatting 250gig drive

[Jay Reiter]

lars-gunner
the QS 867 is a 2001 model and won't accept the large harddrive without 
help. I have the same model.
jay

Lars-Gunnar Larson wrote:
> I have a QS 867, will that one accept 250GB?
> Lars-Gunnar
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Hector I. Macedo" <hecmac at comcast.net>
>> To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers." <g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>> Subject: Re: [G4] Help with formatting 250gig drive
>> Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:32:57 -0500
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>>
>> I think that there is a small error in your email. I have a QS 2002 
>>   and I installed 2 200 GB hardrives and both are recognized.
>>
>>
>> Hector I. Macedo                      "Lord of the Flies"
>> Dallas TX 75248
>> hecmac at comcast.net
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>>
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>> On Jul 11, 2006, at 5:33 PM, J.M.P.Hissel wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Your G4 {just as all G4's up to the 2nd series QS (2002)} only can  "see" a
>>> hd, connected to the mobo, as 128<->130 GB.
>>> So to take advantage of your 250 GB you have either to put in a
>>> PCI-IDE/ATA-card and connect your 250 to this card or take the 250  out of
>>> your case and get an ext. FW-case (very cheap now) to put the 250 in.
>>> In your case a PCI-card will be more of use (I believe).
>>> HTH,
>>>
>>> Jo Hissel
>>>
>>>
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