Hi all.
Actually, I'm doing this storage upgrade for a friend who, like me, has a
B&W G3. But whereas I have a Rev.2 IDE chip, she has a Rev.1. So thank
you all for pointing me in the right direction (www.xlr8yourmac.com) to
discover all the details and idiosycrasies of the B&W.
I just bought her a Sonnet ATA66 (the Sonnet ATA100 is unavailable short
term) and a Maxtor (nee Quantum Fireball) HD. I figured it was six of one
versus half a dozen of the other between that and the IBM. Hopefully,
this configuration with spare my friend the frequent crashes that have
been bedeviling her for years now.
Apparently, the B&W bus speed is 100 megaherz so it will take full
advantage of the new ATA100 drives and the new Sonnet IDE card. This is
good for those of you who can wait.
Many thanks for your collective input, experience, and wisdom.
-Said
On 9/12/2001 10:32 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
wrote:
>As others have said, if you have a Rev. 2 logic board (number ending with
>661-2194 on the logic board itself, so open up your B/W and have a look), no
>problems with that IBM drive, which is very fast and pretty quiet, too.
>
>*(I have one in my B/W, which has a Rev.1 logic board, so I got a VST ATA/66
>controller card, which is excellent, though does not yet provide OS X
>compatibility).
>
>If you have a Rev. 1 logic board (661-2104), unfortunately that particular
>drive model will probably create problems either in a master-slave setup or
>as a single drive. Do check <www.xlr8yourmac.com> under the Drive
>Compatibility database for feedback on other hard drives with the Rev. 1
>logic board. There aren't many large drives that don't create problems,
>though it's best to have a look at the feedback. The best alternative
>solution is to get an ATA/66 PCI controller card (VST, Sonnet, Acard, etc.).
>Good luck.
>
>Chris H
On 9/11/2001 4:02 PM, Justin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>Sorry, but wait, which B&W model do you have? If it's the first revision
>you may have some problems.
>
>on 9/11/01 5:42 PM, Said Nuseibeh at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks.
>>
>> I saw an ad by a local PC store for a 40GB ATA/100 (backward compatible),
>> 2MB buffer, 7200 rpm IBM Hard Drive (N0. IC35L040A) on sale for $120. Can
>> I use this drive in my B&W G3?
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