On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Michael G.M. <michaelgm717...@gmail.com> wrote: > IDE drives are > getting a little more hard to find but not impossible to find by a > long shot.
I'm confused. Why would you even *want* to seek out an IDE/PATA drive for use in an external enclosure? When attaching via USB or Firewire it doesn't matter what interface is used to connect to the drive itself. At this point purchasing a SATA enclosure and drives makes more sense, at least to me. Heck, if it were me, I'd even consider using a SATA drive in a PATA only machine if (a) I were still using one and (b) I wasn't limited by a lack of 48-bit LBA addressing. I'd use one of the newer (to me) "all-in-one" SATA-to-PATA converters. Some links to what I've seen on-line but haven't tried for myself yet ... http://www.cooldrives.com/sahadradtoid.html http://www.satacables.com/html/sata_to_ide_adapter.html I've also been debating trying something like the above to allow me to extend the useful life of my PATA drive enclosures ... The ones above are unfortunately a bit too pricey IMO, but that could change. My apologies for the digression from the OP, -irrational john -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
