Robert Long wrote:
Hello group, I am trying to add an additional HD to my G3. Here is the
info I copied from my machine.
My G 3 is a blue
I assume you mean blue and white - The rev 1 motherboards have a issue
here only 1 drive can be used on the (IDE/ATA) hard drive bus. search
the list archives for more info.
and the info on it is; CD rom and ATA hard drive, PCI
slot $J12 display card,
4 MB disk cache. Virtual memory; 129 MB, Built in Memory 128 MB,
backside L2 cache 512 K cache, Machine speed is 300 MHz, processor info
PowerPC G3. It connects to internet via ethernet cable. It is not wifi
capable yet and I want to up the memory and add a DVD drive and any
other recommendations you wish to make. So if you have any info you
don't mind sharing, let it fly.
I observed that the connection from the HD to the MB are female and
there is one spare connection. Can I connect another HD and what type of
cable or connection do I need? I have been given sever HDs, 20 gb and
40 gb.
Are they IDE or SCSI? If scsi it will need a SCSI pci card for use under
OS X. I don't know if there was ever a SCSI card that worked with OS X.
I don't know at this point if they are any good yet. If I get
the right cable or connection I will try them and use it.
thanks in advance
Robert Long
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