[X4U] powermac g4/533

[alexandre]

>
> It is true. I have no experience of this, but it appears that you  
> can get a PCI card from Sonnet and then update the G4's firmware to  
> enable large drive support. You have to boot into OS 9 to do the  
> firmware update. See this page: <http://www.sonnettech.com/ 
> downloads/largedrive_sw.html>
>
> On this page they show the Tempo ATA133 PCI card that supports four  
> hard drives.
> <http://www.sonnettech.com/product/pci_adptrs.html> I can't find  
> that card listed in their price list, but you could call them about  
> it.
>
> Then on this page they go into detail. It looks like you need  
> custom cables as well, to connect the four drives.
> <http://www.sonnettech.com/product/tempo_ata133.html>
>
> Anyway,  it looks like you should be able to put together a  
> solution, though the solution will cost more than you paid for the  
> computer!   :-0
>
> Daly
>
>

daly

the tempo ATA133 pci costs slightly more than the computer itself,  
chf 125.- (roughly €80) here is swizterland.

but i'm wondering: am i better off buying a more recent machine that  
doesn't have this limitation, or should i be looking for a completely  
different solution to creating a file server? btw, i'm looking for  
flexibility.

thanks for the suggestions so far…


alexandre
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