Right now I have the 2 original hard drives + a SCSI drive and another ATA100 drive. That's 4 so far. no problems. Just how much power does a hard drive use?
--- Justin The Cynical <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > The Beige has the floppy removed and sports 4 HD's > and a CD combo drive. Can > > I put 4 HD's and the CD in a B&W? If not in stock > mode, can I use the rear > > HD sled for a Beige, or, is there a dual sled > available for the B&W? > > Pros: > The B&W's have two IDE controllers in them (ATA 33). > So, you could have > four IDE hard drives in it, but you would loose the > Zip (it it's still > in there) and the optical drive. > > Cons: > If the drives are SCSI, the above doesn't count. > :-) Depending on the > rev of the mainboard, the system does have a pair of > dual drive sleds > along the bottom of the case. If the system is a > rev 1, then it is > /highly/ reccomended that you get a 3rd party IDE > controller card and > not use the built-on IDE controllers for more than > one drive per chain. > Rev 1 IDE controllers had a problem figuring out > which drive to write > to with a dual drive on a controller configuration. > > So, if this is a rev 2 B&W and the stock drive sleds > are still there, > these is room for four drives If the sleds are > gone, you will have to > get new ones as the rest of the case was not > designed to hold 3.5 form > factor drives. However, You could put one in the > spot where the zip > drive would normally sit, or get some adapters and > put one in the > optical drive bay. As with all things, there is a > way to do it. > > Of course, you have to consider the power > requirements as well, > especially on power up. I believe someone else > voice some concern on > this as well. > > > Also, I'm currently using an Atto OEM Ultra-wide > SCSI card that Apple sold > > with this machine. Somehow it's crippled, per an > Apple technical doc, and > > will only support 2 internal drives and no > external drives (though the card > > that Atto sold direct could address 16 devices > whether they were external or > > internal). > > Wild, custom firmware, gotta love/hate it. > > As for the drives and card, that I don't know. > IIRC, Apple did offer > the B&W's with a SCSI card, but I don't think it was > an ultra wide, just > an ultra. I would do some searching on ebay. SCSI > cards are > realitivily cheap, it's the drives that are > expensive. :-P > > -- > 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 > -- 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
