[G4] SCSI card for G4

[John Niven]

I just put my ATTO UL3D powered G4 AGP to sleep while I went to the restroom after reading your post.

Just got back, woke my G4, and wrote this reply.

Never say never....

John

PS with the exception of the first generation 1.6GHz model, aren't G5's all PCIe? So you can't upgrade that way anyway. Here's a reasonable one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Avid-Atto-ExpressPCI-UL3D-PCI-U160-SCSI-Adapter-Card_W0QQitemZ170180932975QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116


--- On Mon, 7/21/08, Thomas Bulat <tombulat at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Thomas Bulat <tombulat at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [G4] SCSI card for G4
> To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers." <g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 8:58 AM
> >Could anyone please tell me what would be the best bet
> for a SCSI card in a
> >733 MHz G4
> 
> I've been following this thread, There are 2 facts you
> should know.
> 
> 1) If you put a SCSI Card into you G4, you will not be able
> to let the
> computer sleep. You must set the Energy Panel to _NEVER_
> let the
> computer sleep.
> 
> 2) The older cards will not work with Leopard. Only the
> newer ones
> mentioned. So if you plan to move them to a G5 with Leopard
> down the
> road. Go with one of these:
> 
> <http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.22/22.04/ATTOReview/index.html>
> 
> Best of luck, TOM
> 
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