On Mar 24, 2009, at 3:08 PM, nestamicky wrote:
> I'm going SCSI's on my Sawtooth...well, as soon as I get the > help I need. I'm trying to figure out how to safely install more > than a > single HD in the Sawtooth. Ideas...someone here must have done it. > This > is a physical issue, of course I know how to hook them up...but where > would I physically place 3 SCSIs and maybe an ATA as well. Is this > possible? You need the Apple-accessory SCSI card and its special cable. The cable is the hard part to find. It has connectors for four drive, the maximum the machine can house in the lower part of the case, and an active terminator. The cable routing is non-intuitive. Best to see it on an actual machine, or possibly in the take-apart portion of the service manual. The first two SCSI drives go where the two ATA drives would, and in the same two-high carrier. The third and fourth drives go in the one-high carriers. 38 GB drives are available, but that may have been the maximum at that time. Certainly, larger drives were made, later. I did an all-SCSI update on my Beige MT and it was worth the effort as I also used ACARD "SCSIDE" converters to install 300 and 400 GB drives on that SCSI controller. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
