[G4] Internal Hard Drive over 120 GB?

[Steve O'Neill]

This is amazing, I have been all over researching this *exact* question 
for the last half hour (you asked 20 minutes ago).  And at 
xlr8yourmac.com, I found that over about 128 MB you need the PCI 
controller because the internal one couldn't deal with the larger drive 
size, pretty much as you have described.  And on that web site they 
raved about the WD 180 GB with a PCI controller.  I was just in a store 
and saw a 200 GB WD that came with a controller card.



Glenn Peterson wrote:
> All,
> 
>     I have a G4 PowerMac DP 533 and have been told by the Apple Genius at
> our local store and Apple Care as well that I can only use a 120 GB hard
> drive max for an internal drive.  As I can get a 180 GB drive for the same
> price I'd rather use that one.  Has anyone been able to use an internal HD
> bigger then 120 GB by using a PCI IDE controller?  I was told by someone
> else that by using that it would allow me to install and use the bigger
> drive.  Thank you.