[G5] Hard drive retrofit from G5 iMac to G4 Quicksilver!

[Murray Kastner]

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On 2009-10-06, at 7:22 PM, Robert Campbell <robec1347 at sbcglobal.net>  
wrote:

> Firmtek is the way to go if you want to use the drive as a bootable  
> drive,
> unless Sonnet Tempo has fixed their controller.
>
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>> You need an SATA adapter, that will plug into one of your PCI slots.
>>
>> Do a search for SATA PCI Controller or expansion card for G4, there
>> were quite a few out there.
>>
>> Sonnet Tempo SATA PCI Expansion Card is one.
>>
>> I think i have a firmtek in mine, I would have to open it up and  
>> look.
>>
>> On Oct 6, 2009, at 3:49 PM, Pat Crowe wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I thought I would use the hard drive from my now-useless iMac G5 in
>>> a Quicksilver 2002 G4.
>>> It seems, however, that the connectors are totally different.
>>> Does anybody know if a suitable cable is available to put into the
>>> G4 to allow this swap to happen and, if so, where such an item can
>>> be obtained?
>>> Pat Crowe.
>>> Adelaide. Australia.
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