I doubt you could go much beyond 4x... If I'm not mistaken, the older Macs didn't support DMA or UltraDMA on their IDE controller. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Terry > Assuming I can physically fit things (cables, etc.) is there > any reason why I couldn't hook up a cheap, fast IDE CD-R drive in a > 5400? (Heck, I'd even let it hang out back behind the cpu.) > > I believe you can only put one drive on the old Mac IDE bus, > but I could use an external SCSI drive to boot the machine. > > Any wisdom on trying this? -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
