[G4] Sawtooth Drive Install Hardware

[jonseward at mindspring.com]

I installed an ATA drive in the bay beneath the CD ROM on my 450 DP.  

It was a simple, plug 'n play install, except for needing to remove a few
snap-in pieces of metal 
shroud to make room, and the need to attach cables before slotting in the
new drive.  Mounting 
screws don't really line up, so I left mine loose, which isn't really a
problem as the case doesn't get 
moved very much.  There is a little periodic hum from sympathetic
vibration, but pretty minor.

Drive was set for cable select, showed up instantly, and can be used as a
boot volume.

YMMV,

jon



Original Message:
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From: Harry Freeman harry at gifutiger.com
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 18:41:17 -0700
To: g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
Subject: Re: [G4] Sawtooth Drive Install Hardware


Greetings ( + )!( + )

On Jul 7, 2005, at 6:30 PM, Jose Vittori wrote:

> Carlos, you cannot place a third drive on top of the two you already 
> have. And if memory doesn't fail me the other two bays are for SCSI 
> drives although you'd need a PCI card for controlling those disks. 
> Anyway I think you could start taking a look at 
> http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/IDE/add_2nd_drive/index.html
>
> Good luck.
>
> Jose.

Jose is absolutely correct, except that you can install ATA, IDE drives 
in the SCSI bay location, however you need to get a PCI card and the 
IDE cables that will connect the newly installed disk to the internal 
connector of the PCI card. I'm pretty sure (without checking) that the 
power connectors are the same for SCSI and IDE.



Best Regards,

Harry (*^_^*)

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