[X4U] Where to put a 3rd hard drive?

[Randy B.Singer]

Neil said:

>Is there any reason why everybody is recommending a parallel IDE card
>instead of an SATA card?  That would mean skinnier cables, 4-bit LBA, and no
>master/slave worries, right? 


No good reason. SerialATA drives and cables will cost a bit more, but 
that should be no problem.   

Here is a Sonnet SerialATA PCI card for the Macintosh for about $59:

<http://www.provantage.com/buy-7sont03h-tempo-serial-ata-controller-up-2-ha
rd-drives-pci-mac-sonnet-technologies-tsata-shopping.htm>





Randy B. Singer
Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)

Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting
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