On 4/7/04 7:56 am, "Art Landrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jul 03, 2004, at 11:00 PM, Steve Bell wrote: > >> The rev A and slot loading iMacs all have a max drive size limit of >> close to 128 MB. This is due to a limitation of the iMac's IDE >> controller, it will only see 128 MB, partitioning as you want to isn't >> possible. You will be wasting your money on a 250 GB disk. > > What about using an _external_ 250 GB firewire drive with the > slot-loader? (And if it's OK, then would any partitioning be > necessary?) > > Thanks, > Art Yes, a 250 MB Firewire drive would work with the 400 MHz iMac, but not with the rev A Bondi. But buying a Firewire drive defeats Chris's original idea based around a cheap bare 250 MB drive. He would then additionally have to buy an up to date Firewire case. Some older Firewire cases off eBay don't break the 128 MB limit, I have 2 such drives here. Steve Bell -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
