On 14-06-02 1:53 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
Sadly, for the majority of the models under discussion here the answer is
'See if you can find a 7200 rpm drive'. These systems are cursed with
obsolete technology.
IDE-based SSD's are tiny and hugely expensive, 7200 RPM drives are getting
scarce,
On 14-06-02 10:14 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote:
Seems like all you can really do is make good backup's and even
replace your backup drives every so often.
This reminds me of a post I made in a Linux forum a few years back. I
asked why Ubuntu continue to release newer version of their linux,
as the 2.5 SATA SSD (~$105)
form factor.
For iPods and notebooks that use 1.8 ZIF/IDE hard drives, there's a ZIF
1.8 to MSATA SSD adapter.
However, if one needs to get from SCSI to SATA or IDE, the choices are not
good. The SCSI to PATA/SATA adapters jumped in price a few years ago from
~$30
On Jun 3, 2014, at 7:57 AM, Nestamicky nestami...@gmail.com wrote:
Why for example, do manufacturers still offer five years warranty on
so-called enterprise HDs, and a year or two for prosumers as Peter tells
us?
Because they charge 2-4X for those drives. Remember the cardinal rule of
On Jun 2, 2014, at 4:05 AM, Alex Sciortino zeosr...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello! Today I made an interesting observation and was wondering if anybody
else has had the same experience. Today the 6mo old HDD in my MBP failed, but
I have the original 320gb in a PM G5 and even an original 13gb HDD
It's a consequence of the bottom falling out of HDD prices, and the
staggeringly high rate of HDD size increase, I expect.
AND, dropping the size (thickness) from 12.5mm (although a few of those
are still around) to 9.5mm, or less.
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On Jun 2, 2014, at 10:02 AM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote:
It's a consequence of the bottom falling out of HDD prices, and the
staggeringly high rate of HDD size increase, I expect.
AND, dropping the size (thickness) from 12.5mm (although a few of those
are still around) to 9.5mm, or less.
to look for when buying
modern hard drives. Most people simply go for size these days, but as
Bruce and others have pointed, that could indeed be the curse. So, what
tech specs must one keep in mind, folks?
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in with specs to look for when buying
modern hard drives. Most people simply go for size these days, but as Bruce
and others have pointed, that could indeed be the curse. So, what tech
specs must one keep in mind, folks?
That is a good point. What should we look for to ensure we get a reliable
HDD
On Jun 2, 2014, at 12:23 PM, Nestamicky nestami...@gmail.com wrote:
Most people simply go for size these days, but as Bruce and others have
pointed, that could indeed be the curse. So, what tech specs must one keep in
mind, folks?
Sadly, for the majority of the models under discussion here
it along more to the point of practical
information, if folks could pitch in with specs to look for when buying
modern hard drives. Most people simply go for size these days, but as Bruce
and others have pointed, that could indeed be the curse. So, what tech specs
must one keep in mind, folks
That isn't a bad idea...
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When I purchase a new drive I look for those designated enterprise
grade. They're the ones with 5 year warranties.
Used to be everything had a 5 year warranty.
Then the consumer/prosumer drives drives were reduced to 3 years.
Now the consumer/prosumer drives are reduced to 2 years.
The
I have a few Seagate 7200 3.5 ATA drives still running from 2001. They are
13 years old and have been transferred to different G4's but the drives are
perfect. They all came with the 5 year warranty. Various Macbook and iBook
drives I have had failures. So far my Macbook Pro late 2011
. Wonderful information here. Thanks a lot
guys! Perhaps we could move it along more to the point of practical
information, if folks could pitch in with specs to look for when buying
modern hard drives. Most people simply go for size these days, but as Bruce
and others have pointed, that could
PM G4 933 with PCI SATA card.
My SATA card (Seri-Tek1S2) has internal and external connections. The
internal connection is connected to a 500 GB Seagate drive and seems
to be working great for almost a year now. My first question - Why
doesnt the drive show up in the System Profiler?
On Dec 8, 2011, at 4:40 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote:
My SATA card (Seri-Tek1S2) has internal and external connections.
I think you've got the model name wrong? The 1S2 was two internal
connections only. The model that had two internal and two external was
called the 1V2+2, or 1VE2+2, or
On Dec 8, 2011, at 2:40 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote:
PM G4 933 with PCI SATA card.
My SATA card (Seri-Tek1S2) has internal and external connections. The
internal connection is connected to a 500 GB Seagate drive and seems to be
working great for almost a year now. My first question -
On 8/29/11 11:52 AM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote:
Below the optical drive there's room (and, I think, cables) for a second
unit; in my G4, they are used for the Zip drive, so I couldn't add an HD
there.
The Zip drive bays may, in general, be used to house hard drives.
In some cases
Il giorno 29-08-2011 5:26, cheryl ha scritto:
I have a Quicksilver 2002 and a Blue and White G3. I need more hard
drive space. Would it be possible to use the hard drive from the G3 in
the G4, or maybe hook the two towers together somehow?
AFAIK, any G4 uses the same IDE/PATA interface as the
On 8/28/11 9:35 PM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote:
I have a Quicksilver 2002 and a Blue and White G3. I need more hard
drive space. Would it be possible to use the hard drive from the G3 in
the G4, or maybe hook the two towers together somehow? Just curious.
A QS 2002 supports large drives
natively.
I would install a 500 GB or 750 GB drive on top of the existing drive.
750s might be tough to find, however.
I don't have money to buy a drive. That's what I'd like to do, just
add another drive; supposedly the QS has two bays for hard drives. I
don't need a lot more space
; supposedly the QS has two bays for hard drives.
As mentioned before, the standard bay on the bottom (where the default HD
resides) has room and cables for two drives.
Below the optical drive there's room (and, I think, cables) for a second
unit; in my G4, they are used for the Zip drive, so I
On Aug 29, 2011, at 12:26 AM, cheryl wrote:
maybe hook the two towers together somehow? Just curious.
Thanks!
Cheryl Harris
Tehachapi, CA
Good question Cheryl! I would like to use my QuickSilver 2002's
drives as an automatic back up to my iMac Intel dual w/ OS 10.5.8.
Hope you don't
Below the optical drive there's room (and, I think, cables) for a second
unit; in my G4, they are used for the Zip drive, so I couldn't add an HD
there.
The Zip drive bays may, in general, be used to house hard drives.
In some cases, particularly with pre-QSes, it may be necessary to apply
I have a Quicksilver 2002 and a Blue and White G3. I need more hard
drive space. Would it be possible to use the hard drive from the G3 in
the G4, or maybe hook the two towers together somehow? Just curious.
Thanks!
Cheryl Harris
Tehachapi, CA
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I'm thinking of buying some 2 or even 3 TB hard drives (video eats
lots of space) and putting them in some old enclosures that I have
lying around. These enclosures are OWC Mercury Elites whose original
hard drives, which were in the 250 - 320 GB range, have died over the
years. I'd guess
My question is, could an enclosure that originally held a 250 GB drive
handle a 2 or 3 TB?
Surely 500 GB or even 640 GB.
Possibly 1 or even 1.5 TB.
Probably not 2 or 3 TB.
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or even 3 TB hard drives (video eats
lots of space) and putting them in some old enclosures that I have
lying around. These enclosures are OWC Mercury Elites whose original
hard drives, which were in the 250 - 320 GB range, have died over the
years. I'd guess these enclosures are 4 or 5 years old
A couple of questions about hard drives and synching. I have a dozen
IDE hard drives of assorted sizes and makes from 4GB up to 250GB that
maybe one or two are definitely bricks. When I hook them up in an
external enclosure some show up in Disk utility (only the first line,
the second does
On Feb 15, 2010, at 11:32 AM, mark ray wrote:
Looking around the web I am reading that since I am using (a
PowerMac G5 with) Leopard 10.5.8, that may be causing the problem.
Highly unlikely.
It has been suggested that I check them while running Tiger or even
Panther.
Largely BS
Thanks Bruce that's why I was asking. These were all from macs I have
had in my studio and upgraded over the years. one or two may have come
from an external case. I will check out your suggestion, thank you,
appreciate your advice.
mark ray
bluellama...@embarqmail.com
On Feb 15, 2010,
-Original Message-
From: mark ray bluellama...@embarqmail.com
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Sent: Mon, Feb 15, 2010 10:32 am
Subject: Hard drives seen but not mounting
A couple of questions about hard drives and synching. I have a dozen
IDE hard drives of assorted sizes and makes
On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:34 PM, mark ray wrote:
Thanks Bruce that's why I was asking. These were all from macs I
have had in my studio and upgraded over the years. one or two may
have come from an external case. I will check out your suggestion,
thank you, appreciate your advice.
If
On Feb 15, 2010, at 1:32 PM, mark ray wrote:
I have a dozen IDE hard drives of assorted sizes and makes from 4GB up to
250GB that maybe one or two are definitely bricks. When I hook them up in an
external enclosure some show up in Disk utility (only the first line, the
second does not show
Sorry people,
I don't know how my last post tripled itself.
I answered not from my mail account but from inside Google Groups, the
same way I posted my other comments. I hope this post stays single ;-)
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Hi Andreas,
With the adapters/converters, to connect a SATA drive to a IDE/ATA (PATA)
controller, booting from it is not the question. It will work, because the
SATA drive is seen as a regular IDE/ATA drive by the hardware.
With a SATA PCI card, that provides the system with a number of
Hi Andreas,
With the adapters/converters, to connect a SATA drive to a IDE/ATA (PATA)
controller, booting from it is not the question. It will work, because the
SATA drive is seen as a regular IDE/ATA drive by the hardware.
With a SATA PCI card, that provides the system with a number of
Hi Andreas,
With the adapters/converters, to connect a SATA drive to a IDE/ATA (PATA)
controller, booting from it is not the question. It will work, because the
SATA drive is seen as a regular IDE/ATA drive by the hardware.
With a SATA PCI card, that provides the system with a number of
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Date:Sonntag 25 Oktober 2009N
From:yawg yaw...@gmail.com
To: G-Group g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Hi,
I can boot from my big SATA drives with the adapters perfectly.
Regards, Jörg.
So, yawg is Jörg
Hi Michael,
I don't think I trust the Acard adapter. I've not read many
encouraging reviews of it.
If I don't get the Firm Tek, I'll get the adapters.
Are the adapters as reliable as a SATA PCI card? I think I'd rather
get the PCI card over the adapters if I can use larger
drives.
Get the
Hi Mike,
I forgot: the adapter is called OEM IDE2SATA Ultra-ATA to Serial-ATA
adapter.
You can see the picture here:
http://www.nowthatsit.nl/?categorie_id=629
It's the cheapest of the four, the lower on the right.
Jörg.
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Hi Mike,
I forgot: the adapter is called OEM IDE2SATA Ultra-ATA to Serial-ATA
adapter.
You can see the picture here:
http://www.nowthatsit.nl/?categorie_id=629
It's the cheapest of the four, the lower on the right.
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Date:Samstag 24 Oktober 2009N
From:Michael G.M. michaelgm717...@gmail.com
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On Oct 23, 8:56 am, dc dbc...@verizon.net wrote:
Jump over the the LEM Swap List quickly
Hi,
I can boot from my big SATA drives with the adapters perfectly.
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On Oct 22, 2:14 am, Michael G.M. michaelgm717...@gmail.com wrote:
How long do you guys think PPC Mac users with IDE/ATA hard
drives have as far as being totally obsolete and finding SATA PCI
cards will
be nigh impossible.
Jump over the the LEM Swap List quickly, there's a nice SATA PCI card
Hi,
How long do you guys think PPC Mac users with IDE/ATA hard
drives have as far as being totally obsolete and finding SATA PCI
cards will be nigh impossible.
Jump over the the LEM Swap List quickly, there's a nice SATA PCI card
for only $45!!!
You should just get an adapter, I use
Hi,
How long do you guys think PPC Mac users with IDE/ATA hard
drives have as far as being totally obsolete and finding SATA PCI
cards will be nigh impossible.
Jump over the the LEM Swap List quickly, there's a nice SATA PCI card
for only $45!!!
You should just get an adapter, I use
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 7:54 PM, yawg yaw...@gmail.com wrote:
I use these adapters:
http://www.nowthatsit.nl/?itemtype_id=4233categorie_id=61
Regards, Jörg.
I think Jörg meant to include a link pointing towards something like this:
http://www.nowthatsit.nl/categorie.asp?categorie_id=629
On Oct 23, 8:56 am, dc dbc...@verizon.net wrote:
Jump over the the LEM Swap List quickly, there's a nice SATA PCI card
for only $45!!!
I don't think I trust the Acard adapter. I've not read many
encouraging reviews of it.
If I don't get the Firm Tek, I'll get the adapters.
Are the adapters
I was wondering and I've been wondering about this for some time now,
and as time goes on I get a little more restless about the subject...
How long do you guys think PPC Mac users with IDE/ATA hard
drives have as far as being totally obsolete and finding SATA PCI
cards will
be nigh impossible
long do you guys think PPC Mac users with IDE/ATA hard
drives have as far as being totally obsolete and finding SATA PCI
cards will
be nigh impossible. I probably worry too much, but I was just
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To Bruce and others -
Well, I transferred over all the hard drives, including the boot-up
drive, and except for some temporary issues that seem related to a PCI
firewire card I tried to install at the same time, all seems to have
gone well. Thanks for the advice and encouragement!
Mira
On 9/24/09 10:42 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
I know someone who DID add memory to a running G4 tower. Amazingly it
all lived. It crashed immediately, but on a restart it all worked.
The beauty of macs! I wonder what would happen on a PC?
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Charles Lenington wrote:
Now of course there is the on purpose power up drive , quicky pull
power and drop on floor/ The noise is fun. We had a bunch of under 1 gig
hospital content drives to erase/destroy.
My daughter's boyfriend tried to create a whole new category (or at
least add
On Sep 24, 2009, at 12:07 AM, Clark Martin wrote:
Charles Lenington wrote:
Now of course there is the on purpose power up drive , quicky pull
power and drop on floor/ The noise is fun. We had a bunch of under
1 gig
hospital content drives to erase/destroy.
My daughter's boyfriend
Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Sep 24, 2009, at 12:07 AM, Clark Martin wrote:
Charles Lenington wrote:
Now of course there is the on purpose power up drive , quicky pull
power and drop on floor/ The noise is fun. We had a bunch of under
1 gig
hospital content drives to erase/destroy.
My
I need to move my internal hard drives, including the start-up drive
from a G4 dual 867mHz to a G4 1.25mHz. They are from the same line,
August 2002. I have made a clone of the start-up as a back-up copy.
Can I just move the hard drives from the 867 to the 1.25, and boot up
the 1.25
On 9/23/09 6:38 AM, Mel wrote:
I've swapped boot HDs and booted the receiving CPU without incident
several times among various G4s
Mel, did your app worked after this? Would transferring just the
application folder from one machine to another result in the same?
complete backups.
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From: Nestamicky nestami...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Moving hard drives from one dual G4 to another
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 6:06 AM
On 9/23/09 6:38 AM, Mel wrote:
I've swapped boot
Both are MDD dual G4 from this line:
CPU
CPU: PowerPC 7455 G4
CPU Speed: 2x867 MHz/2x1.0 GHz/2x1.25 GHz
FPU: integrated
Bus Speed: 166 MHz
Data Path Width: 64 bit
Address Width: 32 bit
ROM: 1 MB ROM + 3 MB toolbox ROM loaded into RAM
RAM Type: PC2700 DDR
Minimum RAM Speed: 333 MHz
Onboard RAM: 0
On Sep 23, 2009, at 1:42 AM, mkehoe wrote:
I need to move my internal hard drives, including the start-up drive
from a G4 dual 867mHz to a G4 1.25mHz. They are from the same line,
August 2002. I have made a clone of the start-up as a back-up copy.
Yep, no issues at all. The drive in my
On Sep 23, 2009, at 6:06 AM, Nestamicky wrote:
On 9/23/09 6:38 AM, Mel wrote:
I've swapped boot HDs and booted the receiving CPU without incident
several times among various G4s
Mel, did your app worked after this?
In my case all apps worked...a HD is a 'total brian transplant' and OS
X
On Sep 23, 2009, at 12:45 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Sep 23, 2009, at 6:06 AM, Nestamicky wrote:
Would transferring just the
application folder from one machine to another result in the same?
iTunes, (and possibly other applications) uses the MAC address of the
built-in ethernet for
On Sep 23, 2009, at 9:51 AM, Len Gerstel wrote:
On Sep 23, 2009, at 12:45 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Sep 23, 2009, at 6:06 AM, Nestamicky wrote:
Would transferring just the
application folder from one machine to another result in the same?
iTunes, (and possibly other applications)
At 11:20 AM -0700 9/23/2009, mkehoe wrote:
Bruce others -
I appreciate your comments. This is the first time I am changing from
one computer to another. I want to make sure I understand about the
process of authorization.
This has nothing to do with just moving the HDs - the OS and apps
Thanks Bruce Dan -
I don't have any music purchased from iTunes, so it sounds like I can
just shut down the 867mHz G4, take out the hard drives, and install
them into the 1.25mHz G4 and power it up.
Correct?
Mira
On Sep 23, 1:49 pm, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote:
At 11:20 AM -0700 9/23
iTunes, so it sounds like I can
just shut down the 867mHz G4, take out the hard drives, and install
them into the 1.25mHz G4 and power it up.
Correct?
Mira
On Sep 23, 1:49 pm, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote:
At 11:20 AM -0700 9/23/2009, mkehoe wrote:
Bruce others -
I appreciate your
On Sep 23, 2009, at 12:37 PM, mkehoe wrote:
Thanks Bruce Dan -
I don't have any music purchased from iTunes, so it sounds like I can
just shut down the 867mHz G4, take out the hard drives, and install
them into the 1.25mHz G4 and power it up.
Yep.
Make sure you don't take the extra
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From: mkehoe mirake...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Moving hard drives from one dual G4 to another
To: G-Group g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 12:37 PM
Thanks Bruce Dan -
I don't have any music purchased from iTunes, so it sounds like I can
just shut down
On Sep 23, 2009, at 2:19 PM, Mel wrote:
Here is a suggestion that I believe will be better for you.
Have you considered buying a used second HD.
If you do, install it as a slave in your current CPU. Use CCC to
clone it. Restart and reboot holding down the option key. When the
Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Sep 23, 2009, at 12:37 PM, mkehoe wrote:
Thanks Bruce Dan -
I don't have any music purchased from iTunes, so it sounds like I can
just shut down the 867mHz G4, take out the hard drives, and install
them into the 1.25mHz G4 and power it up.
Yep.
Make sure
On Sep 23, 2009, at 6:03 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Sep 23, 2009, at 2:35 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
Make sure you don't take the extra step of dropping the hard drive
onto the concrete floor like I did one time. :-)
I thought we all had to do that once. It was some sort of
Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Sep 23, 2009, at 2:35 PM, Clark Martin wrote:
Make sure you don't take the extra step of dropping the hard drive
onto the concrete floor like I did one time. :-)
I thought we all had to do that once. It was some sort of
requirement.
You notice they never
Yes indeed that is what I suggested. Test it first in the G4 after cloning to
see if it boots. If it does, then make the RR.
--- On Wed, 9/23/09, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote:
From: Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu
Subject: Re: Moving hard drives from one dual G4
Clark Martin wrote:
I thought we all had to do that once. It was some sort of requirement.
You notice they never drop on foam padding or even carpet, only on concrete.
Now of course there is the on purpose power up drive , quicky pull
power and drop on floor/ The noise is fun. We had a
Now that more manufacturers are coming out with the so-called 'green'
drives, and since there is a current thread on servers, I'm wondering
if green drives are counter-intuitive for those wanting to upgrade
servers that are rarely in an idle mode?
Steve R
On Mar 26, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Steve R wrote:
Now that more manufacturers are coming out with the so-called 'green'
drives, and since there is a current thread on servers, I'm wondering
if green drives are counter-intuitive for those wanting to upgrade
servers that are rarely in an idle
At 1:16 PM -0700 3/26/09, Bruce Johnson posted:
On Mar 26, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Steve R wrote:
Now that more manufacturers are coming out with the so-called 'green'
drives, and since there is a current thread on servers, I'm wondering
if green drives are counter-intuitive for those wanting
On Mar 26, 2009, at 1:48 PM, Steve R wrote:
At 1:16 PM -0700 3/26/09, Bruce Johnson posted:
On Mar 26, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Steve R wrote:
Now that more manufacturers are coming out with the so-called
'green'
drives, and since there is a current thread on servers, I'm
wondering
if
At 1:55 PM -0700 3/26/09, Bruce Johnson posted:
On Mar 26, 2009, at 1:48 PM, Steve R wrote:
At 1:16 PM -0700 3/26/09, Bruce Johnson posted:
On Mar 26, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Steve R wrote:
Now that more manufacturers are coming out with the so-called
'green'
drives, and since there is
working internal hard drives for use in a
PowerMac G4. I will pay quickly via Paypal.
Thanks!
Bill
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mythmaker18 wrote:
Thanks, Clark. I just wanted to be sure, since I remember having
overheating problems with some non-original-spec hard drives in the
cramped 6100 case.
I never had problems with HDs in a 6100 (lots of them) including up to
1Gb drives.
The only system I ever had trouble
i have had plenty of g3 imacs all with different upgraded hard drives. I had
one that I would leave on for weeks on end. Never a problem.-Jonas
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Clark Martin cm...@sonic.net wrote:
mythmaker18 wrote:
Thanks, Clark. I just wanted to be sure, since I remember
I've got a couple G3 iMacs I inherited and was planning to fix them up
for family, one 350 slot-loaded and one 500 slot-loaded.
Unfortunately, one of them had the HD removed. On most Macs, I'd just
slap in one I have lying around, but as the iMac is a closed
computer, I'm concerned that sticking
On 9/3/09 14:38, mythmaker18 mythmake...@yahoo.com wrote:
I've got a couple G3 iMacs I inherited and was planning to fix them up
for family, one 350 slot-loaded and one 500 slot-loaded.
Unfortunately, one of them had the HD removed. On most Macs, I'd just
slap in one I have lying around,
mythmaker18 wrote:
I've got a couple G3 iMacs I inherited and was planning to fix them up
for family, one 350 slot-loaded and one 500 slot-loaded.
Unfortunately, one of them had the HD removed. On most Macs, I'd just
slap in one I have lying around, but as the iMac is a closed
computer,
Thanks, Clark. I just wanted to be sure, since I remember having
overheating problems with some non-original-spec hard drives in the
cramped 6100 case.
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On Mar 4, 9:19 pm, rtows...@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 3/4/09 8:31:11 PM, wmhatch...@gmail.com writes:
I have inherited a Beige G3 Minitower with 2 IDE hard drives, The issue is
that boot ups are very slow almost
like the machine is searching for a startup disk.
The thing
On Mar 6, 2009, at 1:02 AM, ron wrote:
I have inherited a Beige G3 Minitower with 2 IDE hard drives,
The issue is that boot ups are very slow almost
like the machine is searching for a startup disk.
The thing that you are not paying attention to is the fact that a
Beige G3 normally
ron wrote:
On Mar 4, 9:19 pm, rtows...@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 3/4/09 8:31:11 PM, wmhatch...@gmail.com writes:
I have inherited a Beige G3 Minitower with 2 IDE hard drives, The issue is
that boot ups are very slow almost
like the machine is searching for a startup disk
Aaron writes,
The Radeon 9200 will drive two monitors by itself!
From the manufacturer's web site:
Advanced Dual Display Support
Drive two displays simultaneously with independent resolutions
and refresh rates
Specifications
...
Integrated TV-Out supports up
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Yersinia yersi...@cybernex.net wrote:
Aaron writes,
The Radeon 9200 will drive two monitors by itself!
From the manufacturer's web site:
Advanced Dual Display Support
Drive two displays simultaneously with independent resolutions
and
I have inherited a Beige G3 Minitower with 2 IDE hard drives, one is
~20 Gb while the other is ~30 Gb. On one is MacOS 9.2 while on the
other is MacOS 8.6. The issue is that boot ups are very slow almost
like the machine is searching for a startup disk. The system is maxed
out insofar
is causing such
intolerably slow (up to 1 minute or more) boot ups when the start up
disk has been specifically selected under control panels.
One doesn't normally place hard drives on the optical bus, although
the two Beige G3 buses are identical.
I used to manufacture a special dual drive
It appears the interface in my FireWire enclosure is in fact dead.
I've ordered a replacement case.
But now, due to the good advices of Clark, Kris and the others on this
board, I can do so in the knowledge that I actually need it and aren't
just wasting my money. My thanks to all of you.
On
In a message dated 3/4/09 8:31:11 PM, wmhatch...@gmail.com writes:
I have inherited a Beige G3 Minitower with 2 IDE hard drives, one is
~20 Gb while the other is ~30 Gb. On one is MacOS 9.2 while on the
other is MacOS 8.6. The issue is that boot ups are very slow almost
like the machine
At 18:35 -0500 2009/03/02, Yersinia wrote:
Removing the NVIDIA would mean not being able to use
the second monitor anymore!
No! See below!
I had originally asked him to remove the
NVIDIA last year (Feb 2008) because I had bought a Radeon 9200 which I
thought would be better, so he took the
At 18:11 -0800 2009/03/01, tonycd wrote:
As for which is first, I don't think the Panther one is #1 (I think
it's #3), but I can't be sure because now I can't see the sequence.
But, yes... in a masterpiece of poor planning, I think the Panther one is
probably the only one that's BIGGER
: Re: Firewire hard drives not mounting
At 18:11 -0800 2009/03/01, tonycd wrote:
As for which is first, I don't think the Panther one is #1 (I think
it's #3), but I can't be sure because now I can't see the sequence.
But, yes... in a masterpiece of poor planning, I think the Panther one
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