Chris,
Not sure if you will be able to get XPostFacto to install on the
powercenter. I did use Xpostfacto to install X.1 on a Powermac 9500
and then moved the drive over to my PowerTower120 and it ran with
32mb of ram and a 120mhz 604 (albeit really slow). Any newer version
of X will require minimum G3 to operate. An old G3-400 would suffice
and load up as much ram as possible. Will run fine for a file
server. Should be rather cheap on ebay. SCSI is another issue for
X. Make sure you have proper termination and are you using the
internal/external bus from the mobo or an addon card (Adaptec,
orangeMicro, etc)? Addon cards tend to have more problems with X and
may require some firmware upgrades or hacks.
Greg
I have a PowerCenter 150 that I use mainly as a backup server
running Retrospect backup software. It backs up my laptop and my
wife's laptop over our small network. Right now the PowerCenter is
running OS 9.2.2 and Retrospect desktop 5.1. Both my wife's and my
laptop are running OS 10.3.9. I would like to upgrade the
Powercenter using parts off of ebay (ie., G3 processor at
400-500Mhz, ATI video card and some more RAM). My question is: Is
it practical to upgrade the PowerCenter to OS X so that I can run
the same OS as my laptops and therefore make backups easier? Cost is
an issue because I don't want to spend lots of money on a computer
that is primarily a backup server. I already have some large
internal and external drives that are attached and being used as
backup media. Would I be better off just buying a mac mini for
backup purposes (more expensive route)?
TIA
Chris
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