--- You wrote: As Jerry stated, you'll need a special PCI card to fully recognize the drive. Unless you're looking at getting a card or using it in the future with a nwere machine, there's no point in getting one. --- end of quote --- If you are thinking of doing video, the pci card is a good idea for all of the reasons listed below.
There is a massive increase in speed with the pci cards as compared to drives running on the motherboard bus, usually about 4x. They are fairly cheap and, if I've got it straight, you don't need the ATA 133 cards on a Beige since they are faster than the bus can manage. You'll get the same results with an ATA 66 pci card and 7200 rpm drives. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.) You can also hang 4 drives on such a card, and the 120 gig limit is gone. So is the need to install X in the first 8 gigs of a drive. (I have an ATA 133 with four drives on my Beige MT. Total storage: over 300 gigs. Reason: video.) I'd bet you can find an ATA 66 card for $50 or less. (Mac only, don't try a PC card.) Rich -- 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
