Dude, it says right at the bottom no Xserve g4s !
On Mar 24, 8:23 pm, Bill Christensen <[email protected]>
wrote:
> At 5:11 PM -0700 3/24/09, Jonas Ulrich wrote:
>
> >I just bought two Xserve G4's. They are on there way and i had some
> >questions. I know you can get the apple drive modules and boot off
> >one of those right? I don't have any adm's but would still like to
> >use the internal ata 100/133. Is there a way to do that without
> >using an adm? I don't care if there is a way to mount the hard drive.
>
> >Xserve G4 DP1GHZ & Xserve DP1.33GHZ
>
> >-Jonas
>
> You might be in luck. Someone on LEMSwap just posted this the other
> day (apologies for the cross-post). Perhaps he can do what's needed
> for xserve G4s too:
>
> From: Donald Hall <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: FS: Xserve G5 Custom SATA Power Wiring Harness (No Trays Required!)
>
> I'm offering the service of custom built hard drive power cables for
> use in Xserve G5s. These cables plug directly into the motherboard and
> take the place of the normal hot-swap backplane in the Xserve. With
> the backplane removed, you're free to insert any SATA hard drive
> without the need for an Apple Drive Tray, saving several hundred
> dollars. All you'll need will be SATA cables to connect your hard
> drives to the motherboard or to a PCI card, whichever you prefer.
> These power cables also allow you to install 3 or more hard drives in
> a Cluster Node Xserve.
>
> So far I've built two of these cables, one for my own Xserve and
> another for a friend. My Xserve Cluster Node has three 1.5TB 3.5" hard
> drives in the drive bays connected to a Highpoint Tech RocketRAID card
> as well as a 2.5" SATA hard drive in the PCI bay that is connected to
> the motherboard as a boot drive.
>
> I'm able to build a cable to power any number of drives, from one to
> three in the drive bays and there's room for up to two 2.5" drives in
> the PCI bay.
>
> Since needs will vary, I'll offer 'build to order' pricing.
>
> $30 - Single Drive Power Harness
> $20 - Each Additional Drive
>
> ****Serious Inquiries Only Please****
>
> When considering the prices, keep in mind that I am building the
> cables completely from scratch. Each connector and contact has to be
> bought, every wire cut, every crimp has to be done. There are no ugly
> splices, no electrical tape, no soldering.
>
> If you'd like to see other work I've done, please check outhttp://atxg4.com
> where I sell adapters that allow the use of ATX power supplies as
> replacement parts in G4 towers.
>
> I cannot build cables for Xserve G4s or Intel Xserves as they rely on
> their backplanes for other functions.
>
> -------------------------------------
> Paypal strongly preferred.
> Ypsilanti, MI 48198
> Ebay: the_grim_ninja (950+, 100% positive)
>
> -Donald Hall
> --
> Bill Christensen
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