Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-12 Thread insightinmind
Update on use of a certain SATA/IDE adapter direct plugin boards: On Mar 7, 2009, at 9:50 PM, insightinmind wrote: Converts either direction, but needs more room($6.40 shipped) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=370165527548 I would be using it for a main drive off

Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-12 Thread PeterH
On Mar 12, 2009, at 7:24 AM, insightinmind wrote: I'm guessing, but on my Yikes!, even with the LBA48 mode firmware patch, the Sonnet ATA100 still would not function as a 128GB drive PCI controller card, either for PATA drives or for the adapted SATA ones. Or would it? The LBA48 property

Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-08 Thread Ralph Green
On Sat, 2009-03-07 at 21:50 -0500, insightinmind wrote: Beginning to wonder it it might be to risky ... I would be using it for a main drive off my QS Dual 1GHz ATA66 ... it says it is for an ATA100/133 channel ... like the ones off my Sonnet Tempo ATA/100 and Trio ATA133 PCI Cards.

Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-07 Thread Aaron
From: PeterH peterh5...@rattlebrain.com Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 09:11:02 -0800 On Mar 6, 2009, at 8:24 AM, insightinmind wrote: What's the latest info on SATA PCI cards for a QS Dual 1GHz? I use both the LaCie and the Other World Initio-based SATA controllers in my PPC Macs. I believe these

Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-07 Thread PeterH
On Mar 7, 2009, at 2:51 AM, Aaron wrote: That should be 1.5 and 3.0 Gb/sec -- gigabits, not megabytes. Yup! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop

Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-07 Thread yawg
Hi, I was looking for a bootable SATA PCI controller but couldn't fine one, also most of them are not bootable anyway. But there is a good solution out there, a simple small SATA to PATA adapter that cost me just 9 euros. It fits on the SATA hard disk and presto! It's just like a big fast ATA

Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-07 Thread insightinmind
On Mar 7, 2009, at 11:35 AM, yawg wrote: Hi, I was looking for a bootable SATA PCI controller but couldn't fine one, also most of them are not bootable anyway. But there is a good solution out there, a simple small SATA to PATA adapter that cost me just 9 euros. It fits on the SATA hard

Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-07 Thread Ralph Green
On Sat, 2009-03-07 at 20:30 -0500, insightinmind wrote: But there is a good solution out there, a simple small SATA to PATA adapter that cost me just 9 euros. It fits on the SATA hard disk and presto! It's just like a big fast ATA disk. Regards, Jörg. Something like this?:

Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-07 Thread insightinmind
On Mar 7, 2009, at 9:04 PM, Ralph Green wrote: Howdy, Let me say up front that I have not tried these on my G4, but I would be surprised if they did not work. I have used them on several Linux systems and they worked fine. I have no relation to this seller other than having bought

Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-06 Thread insightinmind
I xlr8yourmac'ed ... and Googled ... but I admit, its a bit Garbled ... SATA, eSATA, SATA I, II ??? Huh? What's the latest info on SATA PCI cards for a QS Dual 1GHz? Don't know that I need RAID capability ... I need to move my IDE drives around, replacing an ATA/100 80GB on my Yikes! (its

Re: Latest on SATA PCI for a Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz

2009-03-06 Thread PeterH
On Mar 6, 2009, at 8:24 AM, insightinmind wrote: What's the latest info on SATA PCI cards for a QS Dual 1GHz? I use both the LaCie and the Other World Initio-based SATA controllers in my PPC Macs. I believe these are 1.5 MB/sec, whereas the drives themselves are 1.5/3.0 MB/sec. I leave