Sorry, forgot to mention. I am running a 68 pin pin drive happily in my G3 beige with a 68 pin PCI card, I think its made by adaptec. Before I installed OS X however, I *NEEDED* to access OS 9 to install a firmware version for the card so that I could run OS X through the 68 pin drive and the card. It is where my current OS X partition resides happily now. Adapters can be bulky and a headache. AFAIK the firmware upgrade to be able to install and run OS X can only be run on OS 9.
In a case like that, you *will* need OS 9. Other than that you don't. But keep in mind, a 50 pin drive is painfully slower than a 68pin one and I forget all the other disadvantages it has too. Good luck anyhow! Lili In a message dated 1/23/2005 10:02:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >All I can say is I tried installing a 80pin SCA drive with adapter (to 68pin >and 50 pin) and everything, the drive was only $20 (+$10 ship), but the >adapter and the jumper were the most ridiculous full $30 + $10 s+h after all >the directions I had to follow and time it took (well I tried for two weeks) >after all the fiddling I had to give it up, didn't work, only OS 9 could see >it, was not able to format it at all, it kept saying the device was not ready >even though I bought it new. I sold it, lost $20, I don't recommend SCA >drives, if you are not experienced (and I thought I was!) don't go there, >please! > >I have a G3 333 beige, I should know > >Lili > > ><<Hi all, > >I have a G3 Beige Desktop powermac. I would like to add a scsi drive. >It has a connection at the back of the motherboard for a 50 pin scsi. I >have a slot available just above the Zip drive and next to the floppy >drive. What is the largest drive I can use? Can I use a later 68 or 80 >pin drive with an adapter? There is not much room so I wonder if this >is possible.>> -- 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> --> 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
