imovie storage

[Russ Weitz]

I just placed a new PCI- ATA controller in my G4, possibly faster  
speeds and definitely higher limits.
I'm using two Seagates, which are only 120GB, but the card is rated for  
more.


EIDE Ultra ATA-133/100 Pro Controller For Mac
Vendor: SIIG  INC.   Number: SC-MP4A12
bought from:
http://www.powermax.com/cgi-global/generate_css_temp.cgi?p=160080

or
MFG site:
http://www.siig.com/product.asp?partnum=SC- 
MP4A12&category=Ultra%20ATA%20/%20Serial%20ATA&subcat=Mac%20IDE
no relation to vendors

Less than $90

Russ Weitz


On Wednesday, December 31, 2003, at 09:54  AM, "Trueman H. Hight wrote:

> Subject: [MacDV] Re: imovie storage
>
>
>> Also be aware that the Apple disk controller is a factor in how
>> large a disk drive you can use.  For example, the ASIC used in the
>> iMac disk controller limits ATAPI storage to a 128GB drive.   This
>> was a factor when I upgraded my iMac a year ago.   There were a few
>> 200 GB drives on the market then, which I would have liked, but I
>> was limited to (what now seems a mind-bogglingly miserly) 128GB.
>
> Peter,
> You are right.  I just had to replace my original HD on  my G4 Dual
> and I replaced it with a 160gb Maxtor internal only to find that I
> could only use
> 128gb of the HD. I wasted several $ on this one.