On Oct 16, 2008, at 3:50 AM, Simon Royal wrote:
> > Hi. > > I'm using a PowerMac G4 'Sawtooth' as my Intel iMac died. First the > internal hard drive went then the machine went altogether. > > I am now wondering whether the hard drive is fine and the fault is > something else. The DC board looks a bit burnt. > > What's the easiest way to hook up the SATA drive to the G4. > > Can you get internal IDE to SATA converters? Can you buy PCI to SATA > cards? > > Would a USB to SATA be a better idea? I have seen these quite cheap > on eBay, but they all say USB2 and my G4 only has USB1.1. Would this > work albiet slow or does it have to be USB2? Is this a permanent mounting or a one-off test? If one-off get something like this <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812232002 > It's a very useful tool to have in your kit, working on as many systems as you do. They will work over USB1.1, just with the expected slowness. Geeks.com typically have them for < $15 but they're apparently out of stock. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
