On Dec 21, 10:33 am, toothgrisle <ambrosiapr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I'm looking for an PCI SATA controller card. > Most of the options that I've come across do not support OS 10.3, > and even the "factory page" varies on more than a few of them relative > to this. Perhaps I need to know what works, instead of what is > "supported"? > I have three Mac G4s, two Quicksilver @ 867MHz, and a Firewire 800/ > Mirrored Door Drive @ 1 GHz, that I would like to expand the storage > on with SATA drives (also to get around the HD size limits on the > Quicksilver of 128 GB). Most specs PCI and PCI-X. I'm pretty sure > neither of these models have PSI-X slots, but most of the PCI-X > controller cards seem to be backward compatible to PCI. > I am running OS X 10.3.9 in one Quicksilver and OS X 10.4.11 in > the other, and will be running OS X 10.3.9 in the Mirrored Door > Drive. Some also state that they do not support booting. Does that > mean that I will still have to keep at least one PATA drive in to boot > the OS from? And, lastly, Will I have to be careful about what kind > of SATA drives I get to install, since I don't quite understand the > SATA or SATA II complexity. > So what's a cheap solution for installing SATA drives in an QS > (pre-2002)? A PCI SATA > controller card? Which one works good.. personal experience please.. > > > Many thanks, > Robert C > P. O. Box 265 > Mount Crawford, VA
As regards the QS systems and the MDD, all have PCI-X slots.. PCI-X cards are usually backward compatible with PCI slots, though the actual bandwidth takes a considerable hit. If you buy and install one of the SATA controllers i referred you to, you do not need to keep a PATA HDD connected to boot from since the SATA controllers I referenced are bootable. Generally, SATA II hard drives are backward compatable with SATA I controllers. You will not be able to saturate the PCI-X buss with either SATA I or SATA II HDDs. The only caveat with regard to SATA drives is some controllers do not support HDDs with SSC (Spread Spectrum Clocking), but most drives, other than a few Hitachi models, can be jumpered to disable SSC. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
