[G4] which Quicksilver

John Baltutis baltwo at san.rr.com
Wed Aug 22 12:59:37 PDT 2007


On 08/21/07,  <thekirkline1941 at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> I purchased my G4 in May of 02. I would like to install a large HD, 500gb if
>possible. How do I determine if my model can handle this size HD? I purchased
>it from MacMall. I suppose it could very well have been manufactured before
>2002.

According to <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86178#bootrom>,
your machine can't support more than 128 GB HDs. You need a PCI card with
48-bit LBA support. Check out your machine's specs at
<http://support.apple.com/specs/powermac/>.


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