> > It is true. I have no experience of this, but it appears that you > can get a PCI card from Sonnet and then update the G4's firmware to > enable large drive support. You have to boot into OS 9 to do the > firmware update. See this page: <http://www.sonnettech.com/ > downloads/largedrive_sw.html> > > On this page they show the Tempo ATA133 PCI card that supports four > hard drives. > <http://www.sonnettech.com/product/pci_adptrs.html> I can't find > that card listed in their price list, but you could call them about > it. > > Then on this page they go into detail. It looks like you need > custom cables as well, to connect the four drives. > <http://www.sonnettech.com/product/tempo_ata133.html> > > Anyway, it looks like you should be able to put together a > solution, though the solution will cost more than you paid for the > computer! :-0 > > Daly > > daly the tempo ATA133 pci costs slightly more than the computer itself, chf 125.- (roughly €80) here is swizterland. but i'm wondering: am i better off buying a more recent machine that doesn't have this limitation, or should i be looking for a completely different solution to creating a file server? btw, i'm looking for flexibility. thanks for the suggestions so far… alexandre :: 17" 2.33ghz ic2d macbook pro / 2.0gb / 160gb / X.4.8 :: :: 24" 2.33ghz ic2d imac / 2.0gb / 250gb / X.4.8 ::