Re: G4 450mhz dual

2010-11-22 Thread Peter Haas
On Nov 22, 2010, at 5:49 AM, Geke wrote: In the other thread: I goofed about partitioning making bigger- than-128 GB drives work; fortunately the others corrected me. I think when you install the OS on the (internal) 160 GB, it will see only a 128 GB drive; on formatting, you can choose to inst

Re: G4 450mhz dual

2010-11-22 Thread Geke
The original HD is probably slower than a newer one; that’s why switching would make the system faster. He mentioned the real capacity, or let’s say he used real GB, not GiB; that’s how 30 GB became 27 and 160 GB became 150. In the other thread: I goofed about partitioning making bigger- than-128

Re: G4 450mhz dual

2010-11-21 Thread Peter Haas
On Nov 21, 2010, at 8:48 AM, Chance Reecher wrote: 150GB drives do not exist. 160 GB drives certainly exist, as do 320 and 640 GBs. At the time 160 GB drives were quite popular, 300 and 400 GB drives also were popular. 500 GB drives and 250 GB drives which were derived from the 500 GB

Re: G4 450mhz dual

2010-11-21 Thread Chance Reecher
150GB drives do not exist. I think his original post referring to one had 5s where there should have been 2s where he referenced drive sizes. On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 8:41 AM, Geke wrote: > CS3 has to be on the startup partition; I don’t know about Final Cut. > Why not partition that 150GB drive,

Re: G4 450mhz dual

2010-11-21 Thread Mel
Why would partitioning and installing the system on the 60GB partition "speed up the compute?" Mel --- On Sun, 11/21/10, Geke wrote: From: Geke Subject: G4 450mhz dual To: "G-Group" Date: Sunday, November 21, 2010, 5:41 AM CS3 has to be on the startup partition; I do

G4 450mhz dual

2010-11-21 Thread Geke
CS3 has to be on the startup partition; I don’t know about Final Cut. Why not partition that 150GB drive, e.g. in 60+90, and install the system on the 60? That will most likely speed up your computer as well. If 90GB for rendering is not enough, think about replacing the 30GB internal drive by ano