You can always buy an external case, buy the round ATA and SCSI cables and make the internal into external. Can we post pics to show our set ups?
--- Victoria Brandon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jul 18, 2005, at 12:50 PM, Justin The Cynical > wrote: > > > The B&W's have two IDE controllers in them (ATA > 33). So, you could > > have four IDE hard drives in it, but you would > loose the Zip (it it's > > still in there) and the optical drive. > > > > Cons: > > If the drives are SCSI, the above doesn't count. > :-) Depending on > > the rev of the mainboard, the system does have a > pair of dual drive > > sleds along the bottom of the case. If the system > is a rev 1, then it > > is /highly/ reccomended that you get a 3rd party > IDE controller card > > and not use the built-on IDE controllers for more > than one drive per > > chain. Rev 1 IDE controllers had a problem > figuring out which drive > > to write to with a dual drive on a controller > configuration. > > I believe (and I've got a rev 1 B&W and have > researched the subject > somewhat) that the limitation only applies to the > rear controller, not > the one that the CD and (possibly) the zip are on. > People don't seem to > have any problem running the two optical drives in > tandem, and some > folks *have* experimented with putting a HD on that > bus and reported > good results. > > > > > So, if this is a rev 2 B&W and the stock drive > sleds are still there, > > these is room for four drives If the sleds are > gone, you will have to > > get new ones as the rest of the case was not > designed to hold 3.5 form > > factor drives. However, You could put one in the > spot where the zip > > drive would normally sit, or get some adapters and > put one in the > > optical drive bay. As with all things, there is a > way to do it. > > There's some strongly worded advice (from Apple, and > on xlr8yourmac) > *not* to put anything but a zip into the zip drive > bay, because of heat > issues: but xlr8 also has an article by somebody who > put a HD into the > open space above the CD, with apparent success. Of > course you'd have to > get hold of a spare single drive sled to try it. > > > As for the drives and card, that I don't know. > IIRC, Apple did offer > > the B&W's with a SCSI card, but I don't think it > was an ultra wide, > > just an ultra. I would do some searching on ebay. > SCSI cards are > > realitivily cheap, it's the drives that are > expensive. :-P > > > I have an Adaptec 2940 SCSI card and cable that I'm > meaning to put up > on eBay some one of these days -- if anybody wants > it, please get in > touch with me *off list*. > > Best, > Victoria > > > -- > 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/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
