--- I was kind of wondering the same thing. I have a Barracuda 9.1G on a SCSI as we speak, BUT I own a Tempo ATA 133 card I haven't installed AND I have 2 available firewire ports. Start saving up for a ________ drive.(Fill in the blank.) Nobody better say Sunday. LOL
"Michael, Duke of Neisse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everyone. I have a bit of a problem that I > wonder if the list can > help with. > > I have a G3 400 upgraded 7300. I would like to have > a great deal of hard > drive space, somewhere between 15-20 GB, or more. > > I currently have the original 2 GB Apple-ROMed > Quantum SCSI-2 50 pin > drive installed, and an additional IBM SCSI-2 > UltraStar 50 pin 9 GB > drive in the lower bay. > > What is the cheapest route I could go? Keep in mind > the 7300 only has 3 > PCI slots, and I am currently using one of them, > with another very soon > to be filled by a USB card, leaving me with one PCI > slot left. > > Should I: > > Get a ATA PCI controller and dump the SCSI drives, > or at least one of them? > Dump the 2 GB SCSI and replace it with a 9-10 GB > SCSI? > Get a FireWire card and an external FireWire drive? > Get an external SCSI hard drive case and a 9-10 GB > SCSI drive? > Or??? Is there something I haven't thought of? > > I am running both OS 9.1 and OS X 10.2.6 on this > Mac, so I need > something that will work with both OSes. A/V rated > drives are preferred, > as I plan to use the extra space for video captures. > > I need this to cost the least possible amount of > money, as I am not Dr. > MoneyBags. Obviously, since I have a PCI Mac! > > So, what is the best, least-costly solution here? > > Thanks for any ideas! > > > > -- > 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
