On Jun 14, 5:32 pm, James Chapel <dragnero...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2. What model DVD-ROM drive did the DVD-equipped Beige G3s ship with > and what speed did it run at (2x? 5x?)
> 4. All of my PCI slots are now full, so I won't have any room for a > faster IDE controller card. However, would I see a substantial > performance improvement in using a newer, faster drive or does the > stock drive pretty much already operate at the integrated controller's > 16MB/s cap? I'll speak to a couple of your questions, the ones I have experience with. 2. You can put just about any IDE DVD drive in the beige, I have a Pioneer DVR-109 in mine. 4. You will see a very large performance boost if you use a controller card (either ATA, SCSI, or SATA) and put in a new hard drive, 7200 rpm - 15,000 rpm with 8MB or 16 MB cache. It might be worth using the built-in ethernet to free up a slot for a controller card, or looking around for a combo ATA-USB Firewire PCI card. -- 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
