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

[B G]

Computer Surplus in Santa Clara.

I don't have one I just saw them in the store. I do have an ultra IDE  
card and use that to boot to 160gb HD and a Firewire/USB 2.0 combo  
card both some off brand that I got there both less than $25.00 each.

No problems so far. No extra driver was needed 10.3 and 10.4 both  
recognized it.

I am sure it is just a matter of the chipsets and the firmware, I got  
lucky one box said MAC OS X on it,  the other had it on the  
instructions inside but not on the box.

If I ever find a cheap SATA drive I will pick up a card. Right now I  
am running 2 160 gb drives both were less than $30 bucks each.



Brian

G4 gigE 1.0 GHz Powerlogix, 1 GB RAM

On Jun 30, 2005, at 2:16 PM, Philip J Robar wrote:

>
> 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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