After the purchase of a digital camera an an interest in tinkering with video editing software It's time to add a hard drive to my 8500/G3 350/384 MB RAM?OS 8.6 and separate FW & USB cards. I have pretty much ruled out a SCSI drive and figure that the least expensive route is the ACARD Ultra ATA/66 PCI card and ATA/IDE drive.
There are a slew of new Firewire drives, but pricey. I do have a concern that I would have boot problems from a Firewire drive because of my no-name Firewire card and non-native G3. I just recall hearing something to this affect but can't substantiate it. Anyone? Also I am unclear of the transfer rate speed limitations on my system. If I go with the ATA card (I have one PCI slot left), is the ATA/66 capable of allowing me to maximize what my 8500 can handle in terms of drive transfer rate speed? Can my 8500 handle an ATA/133 card and 133 MB/sec drive. What is the limiting factor here? Any Boot issues with going the ATA card controller route? (And my understanding is that the card doesn't actually "control" the IDE drive as these drives have the controller built onto them.) Also, what is the difference between IDE drives and EIDE drives and does it have any relevance to my choosing a hard drive for my computer. Thanks to anyone willing to answer any of these. Mike -- 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
