[MacDV] Re: imovie storage

[Norm Lamoureux]

Thank's  for all your help. I have a G4 dual. I can
only use up to 128gig internal hard drive? How about
external. Are there any limitations with external? 

TIA
Norm L.




--- Russ Weitz <russ at skylineworks.com> wrote:
> 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.
> 
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