Can't answer all your questions, but I have mine sitting open next to me, and the top bay is SCSI, as I have had a 1 Gig in it. I am currently running OS 9.something on it. (I don't have it plugged in at the moment.) You will need a sled for the drive, but otherwise it will take a 5.25" standard size drive. There isn't much room for drives internally, 3.5" floppy, hard disk on the side, CD w/front access hole, and above that a 5.25" drive bay.
I have added a network card and a USB 1.0 card (for whatever that's worth - I have a camera on it but the machine is really too slow for that), and an external CD burner. That may answer a few of your questions..... Vern ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Koan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 5:32 PM Subject: newbie 6400 questions > Just got a new 6400. Mostly stock, but wow, lots > faster than I expected, coming from a 6200. I have > been to the 6400 zone, but I am looking for quick > succinct answers here: > > I am under the impression that there is in the top of > the 6400 a secret chamber where one can put a 2nd hard > drive or some other device. If so, is it an ide bus, > or, as I have been guessing, a scsi? If a cd-rw, say, > could go up there, how would one modify the case to > allow for cd insertion? If it is just for an internal > HD, does the machine run a lot faster or less well > with the extra burden? How many total additional > internal devices can be put inside the 6400 besides > the internal cd-rom, hd and floppy? > > Also, the stock processor feels pretty fast to me > running 8.6. What am I really missing if I keep it > stock insstead of dropping $75+ on a g3 card? I have > very limited experience with OS 9 and/or X. I guess > given the memory limitations OS 9 is really the limit. > But I prefer the auto-resize box of 8.6 to what I have > used in 9/X. I am constantly opening documents of > various types, fonts, layout, and I want the mac to > resize it it to fit the screen with one click. In X it > seems like all you can do in one click is close, > maximize or send it to the dock. > > Finally, if I am running 8.6, do I still need the > separate Carbon extension and the libmoto? > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > -- > 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 > -- 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
