Is Western Digital or Seagate better?
On Apr 22, 10:41 am, jensid <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes They did splurge on the drobo with 2 drives.
> Thank you for the advice.
>
> On Apr 22, 10:38 am, Len Gerstel <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Apr 22, 2009, at 10:29 AM, jensid wrote:
>
> > >> This is what I have
> > >> Model Name: Power Mac G5
>
> > >> We would like to make it a server for 2 users adding more users
> > >> later.
>
> > >>> On Apr 22, 11:16 am, Dennis Myhand <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >>>> Load X-server OS. That would be the best way to start.
>
> > > Can it be done without spending $999.00 on X-Server?
>
> > If you just want it as a file depository, yes. You just need to allow
> > the users to connect to the Mac to a shared folder.
>
> > > I wanted to add a larger internal harddrive but am unsure what to buy
> > > and what is compatible with the system.
>
> > Any SATA 3.5" HD will work in your G5. They have recently released a
> > 2TB drive, iirc.
>
> > > And leave the current
> > > harddrive in and in tact. Please advise if this is a sensible way to
> > > do it. The goal is to take all the project/job file and have them in
> > > one place rather than 2 sep computers and both users be able to access
> > > all files.
>
> > That will work fine, as long as there is enough free space on the drive.
>
> > Just make sure you have a good backup in place for when the HD or
> > computer dies.
>
> > Len
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