Nancy, I have a Performa 6400/180 that has slowly evolved to a G3/400 1MB L2 136MB RAM 10Gig IDE(Quantum Fireball) 2Gig SCSI(in upper bay) 32xCD-ROM small graphics card OS 8.6 and 9.1 ... The Quantum drive has worked well, though I have read some negative reports on Quantums. I would agree w/another reply to your HD question, stay w/a brand supported by Apple's Drive setup. Max the Ram for sure. The next step would be a G3/L2 accelerator card. Sonnet Tech's seem to be one of, if not the most stable. Many used cards out there for sale. Will make it seem like a new machine as the 6500 can run up to a G3/500MHZ. Also try a most excellent site, http://www.zone6400.com/ . Lots of 6400/6500 specific info, a 'take apart manual', forum, etc. For $10 Tom Koons (site owner) will send you a CD w/all the archived info, the manual, etc.
> From: "Nancy A. MacLarty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (PCI PowerMacs) > Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 12:25:38 -0700 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (PCI PowerMacs) > Subject: Expanding or adding to 3GB HD on PM 6500/225 > > Nancy here on a PM 6500/225, OS 8.6, 96 MB RAM (soon to be 128 - the max for > 6500/225) > > My hard drive is just 3 GB. I know that is not enough for any future stuff > I may want. I am adding a USB card soon (I have 3 PCI slots)...I would like > to expand...I'm getting a new digital camera (I have an old Apple QuickTake > 150) and would like to get a scanner as well. Wouldn't mind a CD burner > either. Any suggestions re the HD? > > Also, is there a way to tell how much room I have on my HD? > > Nancy Mac in Canada -- 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> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
