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

[James Pacyga]

It's probably not worth it to grab 80 gb - i did it since I wanted to 
break the 128gb barrier on the onboard ATA controller of my AGP.  Also, 
I already had two ATA drives so I needed to get a card of some sort to 
add the third drive.

The perf uptick was a side bonus.  Given you can now get 500gb SATA 
drives, I'll wait for another few months when they hit the $120 price 
point :)  and hook myself up.

On Jun 29, 2005, at 8:13 PM, rich northouse wrote:

> Dick,
>
> There was maybe a dozen posts very recently about the pros of a SATA 
> drive vs ATA.  Most folks spoke of a significant increase in 
> performance and speed.  Yes the card is about $60 and the drives can 
> be bought about the same price, perhaps a little , than a ATA drive.  
> I bought a 120 gig SATA for $50 about about two months ago and have 
> been waiting to install it. The recent raving about the better SATA 
> performance inspired me to purchase the SATA card. It just arrived 
> today -- Sonnet $64 from newegg.com.  I plan on making everything work 
> this weekend.  Check the SATA posts during the past month for more 
> info.
>
>
> rich
>
>
> On Jun 29, 2005, at 4:33 PM, Richard M. Kriss wrote:
>
>>>  How to use a Seagate SATA drive on a G4 AGP
>>
>> Thanks for the good responses. Sounds like buying an adapter card is 
>> a waste
>> of money that would be better spent buying a normal drive.
>>
>> Dick
>>
>>
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