List, I currently have the original 6 gig Maxtor ATA hard drive and a new 40 gig Maxtor ATA/133 on the factory IDE bus (ATA/33 or 66 not sure) on my blue & white G4/550.
Acard offers both a ATA/133 IDE PCI card ($149) and a ATA/133 IDE PCI Raid card($179). 1. I am new to raid setups and my question is - Do you get faster reads and writes(better performance) with two identical hard drives(133) set up for raid 0 on the ATA/133 raid IDE PCI ($260) - compared to one drive(133) on the ATA/133 IDE PCI Card?($149) 2. Also I think a good upgrade is to for sure get off the factory ATA/33 IDE bus with either the ATA/133 PCI card or the raid card. Is that correct? 3. Can you connect your CDR or CDR/W to the new PCI card or raid card? Any input would be appreciated. Dave -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
