Carolyn,
I installed the ultra-wide 80 pin Quantum Atlas IV
18.1GBs. No problem just need the 80 pin to 50 pin
adapter. The total cost was $122.
Surplus Computers has them:
<
http://www.softwareandstuff.com/h.comp.quantum318200knsca.html>
Britton
--- Carolyn Shere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a similar dilemma about upgrading as
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I have a 9600/233. Should I bother getting a G4
> upgrade or wait until
> I can afford a new computer, which isn't in the
> foreseeable future?
> Someone at a local store said that I would have to
> get all new memory
> with a new board. I need new RAM but don't want to
> have to replace
> the 128 I already have. I know RAM is pretty cheap
> now, but it wasn't
> when I put mine in (two upgrades).
>
> Mostly I need a new hard drive. Other World
> Computing and web sites
> I've visited suggest going with an IDE drive. But
> the same store I
> was at yesterday said I should put in a SCSI drive,
> since I already
> have the SCSI chain. OWC said they can't even get
> SCSI drives
> anymore. Is this store just trying to sell me old
> things they have no
> market for? I think I'm a little confused by all the
> terms of
> "Ultra-Wide SCSI", IDE, etc. Also, I've seen
> different reviews for
> IDE drives, some recommending Maxtor and others
> liking Seagate
> (Barracuda or Cheetah). I know I'll have to put in a
> PCI card and
> cables. But that shouldn't make much difference. The
> guy at the store
> said that when I do get a new computer, I can still
> use a SCSI drive
> since I'll have to put in a SCSI card anyway for my
> scanner (new and
> good-not going to replace).
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