>For my PowerMac 6500/275 can I just buy a standard new EIDE hard disk and >expect it to work when installed? > >I will be running Mac OS 7.5.5 and will be formatting it with the version >of Disk Tools that came with that OS. (It would be about 80 GB and I >would partition it quite a few times to make sure that no partition is >over 4 GB). > >This computer will be run as a webserver and filesever so anything to >boost the transfer speed would be nice. So far, the system is holding up >very well and to make sure that this continues, I will put the website it >is serving on a RAM disk (~20 MB) so the access time is almost immediate. > >As for HDD speeds, if I do get a new HDD is there any benifit to a new >drive controller? I have seen people dropping faster drive controllers in >a PCI slot but from what I remeber the IDE bus on this Mac is 16 Mbps and >so is the PCI slot it didn't seem like there would be any benifits at all. > >Also, does drive cache over 2 MB even matter? If the HDD performs >typically better than the bus itself is there *any* justification in a >larger cache? > >Thanks! > >Matt
Performa based PCI Macs do not run nearly as fast as true PCI Macs designed from the ground up by virtue of their speed limited 32-bit data path. A 7200/120 or 7600/132 might be better choices for your needs. By upgrading to least OS 8.1 you strike a balance between performance and existing resources (cpu, RAM, L2, HD). U-ATA133 controllers maxes sustained data transfer rates to 27-28 MB/sec with standard 601/604 cpus; up to 32 MB/sec with faster G3 upgrades. I read in XLR8yourmac.com that HD cache of 4 MB is the minimum before noticeable performance is achieved with some drives. Charlie -- 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
