On Aug 20, 2010, at 1:33 PM, TVirkkala wrote:
I have a 1.8GHz G5 PowerMac and (as in sig below) a Dual Processor
2.3GHz PowerMac.
The latter lacks the connector to add a second internal hard drive;
it does possess the power connector.
My 1.8GHz, which I am going to sell/give away, does possess a
second, connected-and-working internal hard drive.
Is it possible -- easy? -- to take the data connector from the
1.8GHz G5 and put it on the DP2.3GHZ G5?
I think you've missed something here. The dual G5 should have both
SATA cables for two HDs. One set of cables comes from above the HD
space, the other set of cables comes from below the HD space. Either
set can be somewhat hidden if they're retracted back into the slots
that house them. There should be mounting screws, the special
hemispherical ones, for a 2nd HD mounted onto the plastic wall of the
HD fan housing. If you don't have the correct cables & screws for a
2nd HD this means someone has removed them previously. The G5 takes
standard SATA cables, preferably with matching bends to the OEM Apple
cables. The mounting screws are harder to come by, and many people
have modified other screws to work successfully. If you need even more
HDs, the Sonnet G5 Jive bracket works will, and the Firmtek Seritek
SATA cards are the best option if you need bootable HDs within a G5
Jive unit.
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