Wait, how about this. I have a SCSI controller card Ultra66. It is completely compatible with macs, and it goes into the PCI slot. It basically had 2 EIDE plugs on it, and it breaks that 128GB limit. I have used it before, i flashed it after i pulled it out of a Windows NT 4 server. It works nicely.I can let it go for $40 US.
On 4/9/10, Sri Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: > Note that the QS won't support a G4 pulled from a MDD system, you need > to look for a G4 pulled specifically from a QS or earlier (or an > upgrade card, but for the most part I find them overpriced; you can > buy a 1.6ghz G4 upgrade card for $199, or a dual G4 1.25 ghz MDD off > ebay for $209...) > > Check the lemswap group, that's been my best source for cheap > upgrades. > > -sri > > On Apr 8, 10:02 pm, "Keith Proctor" <[email protected]> wrote: >> You correct Clark. It is an early Quicksilver and not a DA. I tried a 250 >> gig HD but it only saw 128 gig of it. Hated to waste all that drive space >> so >> I just used a smaller drive on hand. I will look for a dual processor now >> and beef this machine up a bit. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Clark Martin" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:22 PM >> Subject: Re: G4 Quicksilver question >> >> > On 4/8/10 10:28 AM, Keith Proctor wrote: >> >> I just revived a dead Quicksilver and returned it to service. Had to >> >> replace a logic board. It is currently running OS 10.3.9. >> >> This is my first attempt at reviving a dead Mac so bare with my >> >> ignorance here. Done many PCs before, but this is the first Mac I >> >> worked >> >> with in this state. >> >> Machine is running beautifully with a 40 gig HD and 1.5 gig of RAM. >> >> Very >> >> stable and surprisingly fast for its age. >> >> Question is, just how far can I take this upgrade wise? >> >> I like how this thing runs and would love to put my Adobe CS software >> >> on >> >> it. >> >> As it sits now it is configured with: >> >> 800mhz processor >> >> 1.5 gig Ram >> >> 40 gig HD >> >> DVD Read/Write >> >> This is the model they call the Digital Audio version with the audio >> >> connections near the top section of the back panel. >> >> Any advice welcome! >> >> Keith >> >> > QuickSilver and Digital Audio are two distinct models of Power Mac G4. >> > QuickSilver have a light gray (silver) front panel. The DA has a dark >> > front panel, same as the Yikes, Sawtooth and Gigabit Ethernet. >> >> > If it is a QuickSilver you can upgrade the processor to a dual, at least >> > 1GHz. The memory maxed out already. A video card upgrade is a >> > possiblity. If this is a QS 2002 then you could put in a PATA harddrive >> > as big as you can. The earlier QS was limited to 128Gb. > > -- > 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 > > To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject. > -- 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
