Hey what's this stuff I've been seeing about some of the Macs not being able to recognize or use all of the space on a big internal hard drive? I've got a G4 733 Quicksilver running 9.2.2, and right now it has two internal drives, a 60-gig and a 30. I'd like to take out the 30-gig and replace it with a 160-gig from OWC. But would this Mac be able to see and use the entire 160 gigs?
Second question: there are two nearly identical Hitachi/IBM ATA 160-gig drives for sale on the OWC website: http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=6502&Item=HIT08K0464 and http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=6243&Item=HIT13G0254. The first is described as "parallel ATA" for $116, and the other one is "serial ATA" for $147. What's the difference between the two drives besides price, and which one would be best for this Mac? Third and final question: will the 30-gig drive that I remove from this G-4 fit into an old Performa 6300 that I've got lying around here? If I remember correctly, the 6300s used some sort of IDE or ATA drive (are those the same or different?) I notice that the Apple System Profiler identifies this 30-gig drive as "Internal ATA 2," or maybe that's just the bus it's on. Anyway I guess it's an ATA type. Can a 6300 use an ATA drive? TIA, Tom -- 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
