> Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 09:10:52 -0500 > Subject: [PCI] drive options for 8500 > From: brian M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Hi all; > > I am still working on that 8500/G3 to send to a family member. OK this > is the second time I've had time to touch it in 2 months. > > My original intention was to just put new SCSI drive in it, but just > looked at macsales.com and cheap SCSI drives are hard to find these > days- 68 pin for $200? and I'd need the $15 adapter too? > > Anyway I have a spare 40 gig IDE drive, and am looking for cheap ATA > controllers. There's a little review from 2000 on LEM about the Sonnet > ATA/66 but that's hard to find (not on ebay at this moment anyway); and > I don't feel a need to drop $80 on a ATA/133 for this CPU. I do want > to set it up with a new drive so I don't have to worry about talking > someone through HD replacement and reinstall over the phone. I did get > the little 1 gig going (it fought a little) but it's way too old for me > to trust it. > > Suggestions on models of IDE controllers that will work nicely with 9.1 > (can this Mac even boot from an IDE controller if there is no SCSI > drive?? LEM didn't say) and would be cheap are welcome. > > Or a source of new 50 or 68 pin SCSI drives that would be cheap. I > wish I'd bought more of them when OWC had them. Cheap 68 pin drive in > an external case made nice portable storage at the time. > > Thanks, > > Brian > --
You can get good used SCSI HDs (2, 3, 4, 9 GB) for next to nothing from ebay. 1 and 2GB seem to fall from the sky... You can buy a whole Mac with them in for less than what you are experiencing. Take a look at ebay, get yourself a couple and put them both in for your friend, one is good insurance for the other... David Elmo -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
