On Dec 7, 2008, at 9:04 AM, Jack Countryman wrote:
> > Note that the slots on the g5 towers are PCI-e format...not the > older PCI, > so you loose the use of your old cards on either machine (the iMac > has no > card slots at all). Note also that the G5 and Intel towers all use > SATA > drives so unless you have a sata controller card in your g4, none of > your > drives will 'just plug in' either. This is especially true with the > iMac > which has no slots or extra drive bays to 'plug in' to. As such, > plan on > leaving your current g4 setup to run those drives/cards as a second > machine > for the times when you need that hardware. > >> All of the G5 towers except for the the last generation are PCI compatible (Yes, pci-x is backwards compatible) and an external HD enclosure (FW800) takes care of the drives... Jeff --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
