yeah I went ahead and emailed the guy to see why exactly it wouldn't work... haven't gotten a reply...-Jonas
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:24 PM, tortoise <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > <http://greenbuilder.com/contact/> > > > > Green Building Professionals Directory: < > http://directory.greenbuilder.com> > > Sustainable Building Calendar: <http://www.greenbuilder.com/calendar/> > > Green Real Estate: <http://www.greenbuilder.com/realestate/> > > Straw Bale Registry: <http://sbregistry.greenbuilder.com/> > > Books/videos/software: <http://bookstore.greenbuilder.com/> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
