On Jun 15, 2011, at 10:41 PM, Tina K. wrote: > On 2011/06/14 19:06, Stephen E. Bodnar so eloquently wrote: >> The 2-SATA PCI card is worth it, it will speed up the system quite a >> bit. At least it did on my old G4! > > In theory does the SATA PCI card give higher bandwidth than the IDE/PATA > connections, or is it still limited by the bus speed?
The only communication link between the drives and the rest of the computer is via the PCI bus, so, yes it's still bus limited. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
