<< > Hi, > > Maybe someone can help me with this: I have a Beige G3 266, presently > being > operated with an external 28Gig SCSI, 50-pin, drive. > > Question: Does the mobo on this machine have a 50-pin connector which > would > allow me to internally mount the drive
Yes. It's at the back right side of the motherboard, next to the two ATA connectors, just inside of the external SCSI connector. IIRC it's labelled on the motherboard as SCSI. Unlike the 7/8/9x00 series, the G3's only have a single SCSI bus, so be prepared to fiddle with id and termination if you have external devices as well. Cabling it can be a b*tch, though, since it's got to run along side the power supply like the ATA cables, you'll probably need to make a custom cable . It might be easier to stick the scsi drive down in the 'basement', though if it's a fast, hot drive you'll probably run into cooling issues. It won't fit if it's > 1 inch. >> ------------------------------------------------------------- My reply: If your Beige 266 is a Mini-Tower. You can carefully thread an 18 inch 50 pin internal SCSI cable from the Logic Board SCSI connector through a hole in the internal metal structure. Be careful not to cut or damage the ribbon cable it is a tight fit. Two weeks ago I purchased a Beige 266 MT for may dad. It had a decent IDE drive installed for the boot disk but all his data was on an old 1/3 height SCSI drive in a PM 6100. It took no longer than 10-15 minutes to switch his old drive with to the MT's empty lower drive bay (the one beneath the ZIP drive bay). --glen (digest mode) -- 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
