I bought a 4gig scsi hard drive on ebay not long ago reasonably priced I thought. It was preformatted and came with instructions and all the help you could want from the seller. Bill
> From: Chuck Stinnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Power Computing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 17:27:31 -0600 > To: "Power Computing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: SCSI hard drives, etc. (was Re: updating PTP200 from OS8 to 9 or X) > > on 12/10/03 8:12 PM, Jackie Tarry at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Chuck, >> thanks for your reply. >> >>> Happily, you have what is probably the most upgradeable Power Computing >>> machine, the PTP (power tower pro). >> >> hey, that's nice to know. :) all this time I've been kicking myself for >> buying >> a clone coz I haven't been able to ugrade it and keep it compatible. >> >> do you know if the PTP needs a special version of the OS 9 cd? I've borrowed >> OS 9 cds in the past and tried to install them on my machine, but always got >> errors that the drive couldn't be upgraded. I'd be happy if I could just get >> to 9.something so I can have software versions that are compatible with G4 >> machines. (I can't install anything past Photoshop 5 coz it requires min. of >> OS9). If I can get OS9 running stable, I may try loading OS X via XPostFacto >> to use occasionally. I just won an iPod and would like to be able to use it >> on >> my home machine. so I thought I could run from OS 9 and occasionally switch >> to >> OS X when I need iTunes. >> >> re: cd drive...I do have an older version of CD-ROM ToolKit. that might work. >> >> thanks Jackie >> > > > I installed 9.0 (and upgraded to 9.1) on Power Tower machines without > problem, using a full install retail disk. However, make note that I > installed it on new Seagate hard drives that were formatted in HFS+. If > memory serves, I used the Apple Drive Setup utility that came on the OS 9 > disk to format them. > > SCSI hard drives that were used in most Power Computing machines are > becoming a bit scarce. It's hard to find new ones, esp. 50-pin models, and > some vendors are even clearing out their inventory of refurbished HDs. But > you may well be able to pick a 9-gig or larger drive still, which would make > sense, what with digital music, video, digital photos and such chewing up > disk space. > > MacResQ's newsletter says they've put all SCSI hard drives on sale, 25% off. > They appear to be all 68- or 80-pin units, which would require an adapter. > Most folks here who have used the adapters seem satisfied. > http://www.macresq.com/store/hitlist-browse.php?category=Hard_Drives_SCSI > > I see Other World Computing still has a few 50-pin drives: > http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Page.cfm?Parent=88&Title=3%2E5%22%20SCSI%2 > 0Narrow%2050%20Pin&Template= > > Equally (or more) important, I would certainly jack up the RAM. With OWC > 128-MB going for less than $30, I'd load up. You may get faster performance, > and you certainly will be able to allocate more RAM to individual > applications and be able to keep more apps open at one time. And if you're > considering OS X in a PTP, well, you'll definitely want RAM. (MacAddict > recommends no less than 512 MB for OS X; it's what I use in my iMac.) > > Anyway, have fun. > > -- Chuck > > > > > -- > Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> > --> 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]> > List archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
