Michael G.M. wrote: > I have a literal pile of IDE drives which is why I've been having this > long debate with myself on when to go to SATA and > which route I take to get there. If I ever make one of my Macs a BBS > server that will be the tipping point on the countdown. I agree though > that going to SATA interface is no better time than the present. I > just try to utilize the stock I have. I don't think the SATA drives > support SMART do they? My G-Drive Q is a SATA drive and it doesn't > show up in disk utility as SMART supported. That's one thing that > concerns me about switching to SATA. I'd love to see the speed boost > in my G3 with SATA though especially with PS and Snapz pro2.
My MBP here has a 2.5" SATA-2 drive that shows up with SMART status verified in Disk Utility. Many (most, all??) external drives do not report the SMART status. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
