[G4] How to use a Seagate SATA drive on a G4 AGP

[Philip J Robar]

On Jun 30, 2005, at 9:15 AM, B G wrote:

> .....Caveat-- I have a local shop (SF - Bay area) that sells  
> Computer parts they carry off brands of everything the have the Mac  
> compatible SATA cards for $19.99. They are actually PC cards that  
> happen to have the Mac Drivers also. It is amazing how many  
> products I find that have the Mac drivers on the CD's but don't  
> state it on the box, a lot of these companies package the software  
> they get from whatever chip company they are using and don't even  
> know it is there. Some of them are even "Plug and Play" LOL because  
> OS X already has the drivers in it.

Are drives attached to these cards boot-able? The issue for booting  
isn't one of drivers, but the card's firmware.

I live in the south bay, which store?

Phil
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