[X4U] ATA hard drives

[Bob Geiger]

Can you install more than 2 internal ATA HDs in a sawtooth?

On Apr 7, 2005, at 3:21 AM, John Baltutis wrote:

> On 04/06/05, Ben Gold <bgold at acedsl.com> wrote:
>>
>> I have a g4 400 mhz that I want to add a lot of storage to.
>>
>> Firewire is one option, but I think I'd like to just add some ATA
>> drives internally.  Its been awhile since I've had to purchase a hard
>> drive.  Any recommendations on large ATA drives?
>>
>> I'm looking for maybe 2 300 gig drives or something around that (not
>> sure what size ATA drives are up to).
>>
>> And what drives can I use... the g4 is ultra ATA?   what drives can't 
>> I
>> use (I believe I cannot use SATA drives)?
>>
>> any info appreciated, sorry for the generalized question,
>
> Internal ATA drives are limited to 128 GB. For larger drives, you'll 
> need a
> 133 MHz card to extend that capacity or revert to FW. For drives, I'm 
> sold
> on Hitachi/IBM deskstars.
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