G4 Digest, Vol 49, Issue 10, Re: [G4] FW: G4 Disk Capacity Limit - Real or Logical?

[shopdog at mac.com]

Luke:

Good points.  I should just say goodbye to the Zip drive.

Thanks again!

shopdog

On Sep 23, 2008, at 12:31 PM, Luke Rademacher wrote:

> Shopdog.
>
> I have both a 100MB Zip drive and a 250MB Zip drive. I have not used  
> either in almost 3 years. Why? because USB Flash Drives hold 10x  
> more at a fraction of the cost.
>
> Get yourself a USB2 PCI card and put in your Mac. Then goto almost  
> any Retail store and buy a 1GB , 2GB, or even a 4GB USB2 Flash drive  
> for LESS than $30.
> The USB Flash Drive does not require a Power Supply, can be used on  
> both Mac OSX and Windows XP/Vista, And the Flash Drive is more  
> durable. I once accidentally left a USB Flash Drive in my jeans and  
> it went through the Wash. After a few days drying it was back in  
> action with no data loss.
>
> Two days ago at Walmart of all places I saw 2GB SanDisk USB2 Cruzer  
> Flash Drive for $18. I bought three!
>
> So, Back up everything on your Zip Disks to a couple CD's or one  
> DVD. Then yank out that Zip Drive and make use of that bay for a HD.
>
> Good Luck no matter what you do,
>
> Luke Rademacher
> Liquid Zone Graphics
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> Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.5, ext NewerTech miniStack w/ 320GB HD.
> MDD Dual 1.25Ghz G4, 2GB RAM, 250GB/120GB/80GB HD's, 16x DL DVD±R/RW  
> Superdrive, Mac OSX Tiger 10.4.11, Classic Mac OS 9.2.2.
> External 1TB HD FireWire 400
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> Canon Pixma iP4500
>
> On Sep 23, 2008, at 10:41 AM, shopdog at mac.com wrote:
>
>> This list is great!  Thanks everyone!
>>
>> Mike:
>>
>> Thank you for the additional information.  Before I read your most  
>> recent post, I chickened out and used Intech's Hi-Capacity  
>> Extension, but may end up doing the firmware adjustment in the  
>> future, because the firmware adjustment is not something that needs  
>> to load with each system boot.
>>
>> Does this firmware adjustment work for OS 9 also?
>>
>> johnnyg:
>>
>> I had given some thought about snaking cables out of the computer  
>> chassis, but your comments brought some issues to mind that I had  
>> not considered.  I'm hoping to keep these drives in the machine,  
>> but may need to at least put the power supplies out of the machine  
>> if the power supply issue is too daunting.
>>
>> Luke:
>>
>> Before your post I had not considered that I could leave the Zip  
>> drive in place, and simply move it's power connection to an  
>> additional hard drive.  That way I won't need to upgrade the power  
>> supply, and I can fit 5 hard drives in the machine.  I never use  
>> the Zip drive, but would want it available just in case.  Shutting  
>> down the machine, switching the power back to the Zip drive, and  
>> then powering back up, just to use the Zip drive, would not be too  
>> much of a hassle considering I barely use the Zip drive.
>>
>> As to the ATX power supply, the adjustments are merely soldering 2  
>> wires, which I think I could do.  I reviewed the post at  
>> xlr8yourmac, and I think I can do it.  My question is really then,  
>> do I need to put another fan in the machine, and if so, where?
>>
>> As to the "hackintosh", I actually bought (and have now sold) some  
>> components to start putting the entire G4 into a generic case, but  
>> then balked at the price.  If I can stuff five of the hard drives I  
>> have into the existing case for the cost of a $70 card and a $30  
>> dual drive bracket (and not need to upgrade the power supply), and  
>> then can do the same with another old G4 for the cost of another  
>> $70 card and a $30 dual drive bracket, I think that will be the way  
>> to go for me.
>>
>> shopdog
>>
>>
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