Thanks for the tip. --- John Niven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mel, > > Yes it works. I use it for (mostly) email and news > groups at home. > > The partition size can't exceed 2Gb, but the actual > drive can be as big > as you like with multiple partitions. It just looks > like you have > multiple hard drives on your desktop. > > > The ST15150W is the wide SCSI version i.e it has a > 69 pin connector > rather than the 50 pin style. This is better because > it writes and > reads 16 bit words rather than 8 bit, making it > twice as fast (just for > that reason alone and ignoring the faster drive and > interface). > > However, that's why you need a Jackhammer SCSI card. > It allows a 69 pin > cable, which the standard motherboard does not. > > But the ST15150N is the same drive with a 50 pin > interface. So it can > be used directly in the IIci hooked up as normal. I > have one of these > in another IIci but I run OS 7.6.1 on that one, with > one 4Gb partition > (allowed in OS 7). I'm trying to think if I've used > OS 6 with this > setup. I know I did a lot of experiments. I'm pretty > sure that it works > provided that the disk is partitioned into 2Gb > partitions. > > You don't have to use the drives that I mention. In > many ways these are > not the best, they are hot, they pull a lot of > current, and they are > loud. But I got a large box of them..... > > I used FWB Hard Disk Toolkit to format and partition > these drives as > they are not Apple rommed. However I believe you > could use the modified > version of the Apples disk setup that you can find > at Gambas website. > That also allows you to partition the disk. > > John > > > > On Sep 20, 2004, at 2:17 PM, Mel wrote: > > > "6)Seagate Barracuda ST15150W 4Gb (partition into > 2 x > > 2Gb) hard drive." > > > > I was surprised at this remark. Do I interpret > that a > > 4GB drive with two 2GB partitions will work on a > > standard Mac IIci? > > > > Mel > > > > > > --- John Niven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> My recipe for a fast OS 6 machine is: > >> > >> 1)Mac IIci > >> 2)DayStar Power Cache 50Mhz 68030 + FPU in the > PDS > >> slot. > >> 3)8Meg Ram > >> 4)Apple AAUI ethernet nubus card, with Apple > dongle > >> (I like to watch > >> the leds flash ;-)) > >> 5)FWB JackHammer SCSI NuBus card with a 68 pin > >> (wide) ribbon cable. > >> 6)Seagate Barracuda ST15150W 4Gb (partition into > 2 x > >> 2Gb) hard drive. > >> 7)Radius PrecisionColor 8-Xj NuBus Video card > > > -- > System6 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> > > System 6 Heaven > <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> > > System6 info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.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]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! > http://www.applelinks.com > >
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