On Feb 9, 5:39 pm, "Gorka L Martinez Mezo" <g...@gmx.net> wrote: > > You could if there were such a thing. I've never heard of one. The > > internal FW connector (on this card and on some PowerMacs) was intended > > for FW drives, HDs whose interface was FW, not via an IDE convertor but > > directly. Such drives never materialized. > > Thanks for the answer! It makes a lot of sense, had no idea anybody ever > talked about a FW HD. I could find no space (not to mention heat dissipation > problems!) to fit a FW enclosure INSIDE a beige desktop!
You wouldn't install an entire enclosure. You would purchase a separate Firewire-to-IDE bridge board and install that along with the hard drive. However, the bridge board might cost close to the same as an ATA-133 card would unless you shop carefully. Alternatively, if you found a very cheap FW enclosure, you might be able to just steal the bridge board out of that if it is on a separate PCB from the power supply. It's weird. I sometimes see entire enclosures for under $20. I never see just the bridge board, which is only one component of the enclosure, for that price. e.g.: <http://www.span.com/product_info.php? products_id=8127&source=gbaseus¤cy=USD> <http://www.getpartsonline.com/if8c-i.html> The above are FW800 to 4 X PATA drives. There are cheaper bridges that support only one or two IDE drives and whose interface is limited to FW400. Jeff Walther -- 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
