Best thing to do is get yourself an ATA card. I own a B&W rev.A and I use the card itself for all my main drives (I have a 30GB drive attached to the built-in ATA controller and it's only used for storage purposes). My card is an ACard ATA 100+ and I have 2 - 40GB drives attached to it.
on 10/9/02 5:52 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a 60gb WD 7200/ide hard drive on the way <new ebay$70 =)>. With > the other apple inflicted limitations on the B&W I was wondering if there > was any type of HD size limitation having to do with the B&W ? I remember > hearing or reading something to that effect but cant remember the source so > thought someone here might know before I go off to search on my own. It > will be controlled by the MB since I have no pci controller at this time, > perhaps in the future if it is a big deal/difference. > > any info or links would be appreciated. > Ralph > > suggestions on how best to handle a large drive would also be helpful ( > never had one over 9gb's and have never partitioned one ) >> > -- "We're all on the same sinking ship; it's just some of us were volunteered to be the captains." -- anonymous "Put that in your pipe and smoke it!" -- Dr. Evil from Goldmember. -- -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
