[X4U] Power Mac G5 how many hard drives?

[Kunga]

It's a no brainer. All you do is split the power, swap out the ATA  
cable from the included one port to a stock two port cable that comes  
with the third PATA HD, slide out the optical, then hook up both and  
put the HD in first then slide the Optical under it. It takes a  
little juggling act to get the optical underneath. Mainly you open  
the optical slot in front to hold the HD up while you slide the  
Optical in under it. And remember to put screws in all four holes of  
the HD so it will sit elevated above the optical for air flow to keep  
it cool. I use duct tape on the side to make sure the HD doesn't slop  
around. This way you can now put 1.4 net Terabytes inside with three  
500 GB hds. I have 1.1 net Terabytes inside with three 400 GB drives.  
I run all the rest outside via FW chains.
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On Sep 13, 2005, at 6:07 PM, Nick Scalise wrote:

>> What sort of mod would be required for 3 HDs? Is there a website  
>> you can point me too?
>