[G4] The definitive answer on hard drive limits?

[shopdog at mac.com]

Thank you everyone for your responses.

I'd like to be able to use the 500GB drives with both OS 9 and OS X.

The drives currently have data that I've been using with my current OS  
X install (Leopard).

I'm thinking that my best bet may be a controller card.

Thanks again!


On Aug 26, 2008, at 4:03 PM, B G wrote:

> Well this may not be true for all drives, but one time I forgot  
> about the drive limit installed a large drive on my G4 Gigabit and  
> tried to transfer data off.
>
> The G4 thought the files where there and I could see them.
>
> The G4 started the data transfer tired to make it work but would  
> "error" when it could no longer read the sectors.
>
>
> Brian
>
> G4 gigE 1.0 GHz Powerlogix, 1 GB RAM
>
> On Aug 26, 2008, at 11:00 AM, shopdog at mac.com wrote:
>
>> All:
>>
>> This email chain has been very helpful for me.
>>
>> I have a PowerMac G4 AGP Graphics / Sawtooth machine.
>>
>> Without PCI cards or firmware modifications, etc. as have been  
>> discussed in these emails, what happens to the data on a 500GB hard  
>> drive if I install the drive into the machine?
>>
>> Does the Mac see none of the data?
>>
>> Does the Mac see some of the data but not all?
>>
>> Would the data be erased?
>>
>> Would the data be erased if I tried to read data from it?
>>
>> Would the data be erased if I try to save any additional data to it?
>>
>> If I remove the drive and place it back into a system that can read  
>> the full 500GB, will the data still be there?
>>
>>
>> If I install OS9 and OSX on a smaller drive (128GB), and then  
>> apply, for example, the firmware modification, and use the 500GB  
>> drive for OS X, what happens when I boot into OS 9?  Would the OS9  
>> system not see the 500GB drive, not see the data on it (i.e., would  
>> the drive appear blank), or ruin the data on it?
>>
>> Sorry for so many questions, but answers to any of these may help  
>> me determine what to do with my current setup.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> shopdog
>>
>>
>>
>> On Aug 25, 2008, at 9:01 AM, diane wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for all the links and emails everyone! I am now secure  
>>> knowing I can order a larger drive for my machine with no  
>>> worries. :)
>>>
>>> Diane
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