On 8/29/11 11:52 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Below the optical drive there's room (and, I think, cables) for a second
unit; in my G4, they are used for the Zip drive, so I couldn't add an HD
there.
The Zip drive bays may, in general, be used to house hard drives.
In some cases, particularly with pre-QSes, it may be necessary to apply
insulating tape to the interior of the bay. For this purpose I generally
use Scotch (3M) filament strapping (packing) tape.
Also, on QSes, it may be necessary to drill the bay for HD mounting screws.
Remember:
1) the Zip bay was designed with Zip drives in mind, NOT HDs, and
2) although the external size of an HD is the same as a Zip, the two do
not have the same mounting hardware nor the same hardware spacing (M3-0.5
for Zips, #6-32 UNC for HDs).
I've put a hard drive in the zip bay on my G4... but you can only use
two screws at a time. I didn't have it installed there for very long...
I was moving some files from some smaller drives that was to be removed
over to the new 3TB drive and I wasn't sure if it'd get enough air flow
there since I don't think the zip drive gets as hot as it can
-Matt
--
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
