[G4] Power Mac G4 Hard Drive installation info request

[Michael Koch]

Put It i n you will have no problems:
I have 3 (500Gb) and a 750Gb in my G4 1.25
set the HD to cable select; install in the carrier;
format and use: that is all

enjoy
Michael
On Oct 9, 2007, at 12:47, Pat Smith wrote:

> I'm sorry John; I'm not technically savvy enough to recognize the  
> problem you seem to see with the drive being "500Gb and ATA/100."
> Is there a compatibility issue, or worse?
>
> kd
>
>
> On Oct 9, 2007, at 11:24 AM, John Niven wrote:
>
>> Definitely NOT that drive. That drive is 500Gb and
>> ATA/100.
>>
>> John
>> --- Pat Smith <patorkd at suddenlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>> The model number for the Seagate drive , I think, is
>>> ST3500630A
>>>
>>> kd
>>>
>>> On Oct 9, 2007, at 10:47 AM, John Niven wrote:
>>>
>>>> Cecil,
>>>>
>>>> I took a look at that eBay item. I still don't
>>> know
>>>> what the model number of the SEAGATE Barracuda
>>> hard
>>>> drive is. You should be able to read it off the
>>> label.
>>>>
>>>> Really I think you bought the wrong thing since it
>>> has
>>>> a 50 pin converter, which is obviously intended
>>> for
>>>> the retro crowd (not much of a crowd these days)
>>>> running really old SCSI based Macs (BTW I do that
>>>> also: have a Quadra 950 or two :-).
>>>>
>>>> If you really want to use this drive to it's
>>> maximum
>>>> then you should go back to the eBay seller and ask
>>> him
>>>> if you could swap your 50pin converter for a 68pin
>>>> one. Then you have to start looking for a suitable
>>> PCI
>>>> card, cable and terminator.
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>> --- "cecilhal at netzero.net" <cecilhal at netzero.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> John, appreciate your response.  Here is the
>>> drive
>>>>> info you asked for.
>>>>
>>>>> Later today I
>>>>> will take close-ups of the SCSI drive/adapter.
>>> Item
>>>>> number: 170143286944
>>>>> Cecil
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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have a nice day
Michael Koch
mkoch at ncwcom.com