> On 28 Apr, 2007, at 11:50 AM, Zane H. Healy wrote: > > > So I pulled my data drive, and the crashes stopped. > > Could it have been caused by having the same identity on both drives > or by using cable select? I always try to avoid using cable select > because I don't really trust it after seeing strange things happen > with the PC machines at work. > > I ask this because I have installed multiple drives in many towers > and never had any problems with the master drive being in the lower > bracket. I do identify the drives by using Master or Slave settings, > never cable select, and have not had any problem like you describe. Not an issue with SATA drives in a G5 tower. It is rather nice no longer having to deal with Slave/Master jumpers. Zane