[G5] Another dead iMac G5.

[Zane H. Healy]

BTW, does anyone make these cables for Firewire 400 or 800 instead of USB? 
I'd love a FW800 to SATA cable! :-)

Zane




On Wed, 2 Jun 2010, Steve Goldstein wrote:

> There is yet another option. For $25 or less you can buy a USB adapter that 
> accepts both IDE and SATA HDDs of either 2.5" or 3.5" form factors. I have 
> one that is a docking station on order for $18 from Handhelditems.com, but it 
> might be for SATAs only--I forget.  You might also search on dealmac.com.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Steve
>
> Sent from my iPhone (typos & all)
>
> On Jun 2, 2010, at 6:10 PM, Pat Crowe <crowesnest at aapt.net.au> wrote:
>
>> Like many others, I have a dead iMac G5 on my hands. The hard drive was 
>> removed with the idea of putting it into my G4 Quicksilver to retain access 
>> to its files.
>> However, it appears that it needs different connecting cables to mate it 
>> with the Quicksilver. Specifically, what cables do I need to do this and/or 
>> would it be better to install it in a suitable external hard drive case and 
>> go that route?
>> PatC.
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