Hi! I’m thinking about upgrading my G4 Cube with a 128 GB SSD.
THE LONG STORY It is very silent already because I’ve removed the /very/ /very/ /loud/ original 3.5″ HDD. I did this because I was also removing the broken optical drive and decided to use the free space for a 2.5″ SATA HDD. I use a SATA to IDE adapter from Digitus, so the SATA HDD is internally connected to the IDE bus. Using the “lba-48” Open Firmware property I can use the full 500 GB capacity, but I have to use a seperate partition for the space behind the 128 GB (respective 137 GB) line. Compared to the original 3.5″ HDD, the 2.5″ HDD can hardly be heard. Still, if I used a Solid State Disk (SSD) it would be completely noiseless. This is something that fascinates me! A few days ago I replaced the original 450 MHz 7400 PowerPC processor module with a 533 MHz 7410 processor module from a Digital Audio. I had to adjust the bus ratio setting on the module, so it now runs at 500 MHz. Since the 7410 uses less energy and is overall more efficient than the 7400 was, it is now as cool as it was before, but with 50 MHz more speed. The graphics card is surely the most necessitative part concerning heat. I use a larger heat sink that I’ve taken from a (broken) newer GeForce card and placed it on the GeForce 2MX AGP that I retrieved from a G4 Quicksilver. Concerning memory: I’ve already maxed it out at 1.5 GB. Overall, I have to say: working with the Cube on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger really is fun! I like it so much that I dicided to use it more often! (10.5 is a bit of a fun killer…) I’m also thinking about resurrecting Mac OS 9, which should be rocking fast on the Cube! THE SHORT STORY & THE QUESTION Has anybody here experience with using a SSD on an OS that doesn’t know the TRIM command? Also, the TRIM command will propably not work, say, even under Linux, because I’m almost certain the SATA to IDE converter/adapter will interfere. BUT, I’m not that well versed in deep technical stuff like “wear levelling”, “SATA Trim”, “Garbage Collection” and “Over-Provisioning”. Anyone in the G-Group ever made such an upgrade? Thanks in advance, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- 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
