[G4] SATA drive

[Tim Collier]

All of that stuff comes in the SATA PCI card that I bought from  
Sonnett.  Works great.

Tim
On Jun 20, 2005, at 9:36 AM, Steve Goldstein wrote:

> Here's my understanding, but I could be incorrect.  You need a SATA  
> contoller. You can buy one as a PCI card.  You also may need both  
> the serial connector (maybe that's the "patch" cord that you  
> received) plus a SATA power connector (or, was that the patch cord  
> that you received?).  I just finished a job configuring a PC with  
> SATA drives for a friend, and there are special SATA connectors on  
> the mother board into which the SATA cables plugged.  I would guess  
> that you get similar connectors on the PCI card.  Look for the  
> cards at newegg.com (SATA PCI card).
>
> --Steve
>
>
> At 2:26 PM +0100 6/20/05, Peter wrote:
>
>> A friend is upgrading the HD on his G5  and has offered my the old  
>> SATA drive  for my G4. Meantime, he has given me a patch lead  
>> (which he says is connected to a power supply) with a SATA drive  
>> connection. He assures me it should be plug and play but, I'm not  
>> so sure. Any advice?
>>
>
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