I found this on newegg for $55.00 do you think it would be good for this
computer??? I can't seem to find any better deals on ebay and this is a new
one...
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA
3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive...
Also I heard some mention about a SATA PCI card, will I still need to get
this to make better improvement to this machine and will it help the HD too???
Thank You!!! Rich
>
>>
>>> Ok the computer was built around July 2002 it has a 466mhz processor, 896mb
>>> (1-128mb/1-256mb/1-512mb), ATI rage 128 pro video card, 30G 5400rpm IBM
>>> Deskstar HD (March 2001), Sony CD-RW CRX140E, IOMEGA ZIP 250... I think for
>>> now all she needs to do is add 2 more 512mb cards, 7200rpm HD, probably
>>> that SATA PCI card, and Tiger and I think she will be good to go??? If we
>>> get everything used off ebay this should keep the price under $100, I
>>> already have the >Tiger disc... She has a HP 23" monitor from the PC she is
>>> using now but I think she will have to change the video >card to run that
>>> monitor??? I'm not sure if this Gateway 2000 CrystalScan 16" I found will
>>> be good enough though??? >This is where I'm at with this right now and it's
>>> up to her, I do not think she would even have a problem with >spending $200
>>> because she tells me she loves this machine!!!
>
>>
>>> I have a friend who has this G4 Power Mac M5183 tower and keyboard she
>>> doesn't have the monitor, she wants to >upgrade this machine to it's full
>>> capacity and run Tiger 10.4.11 so she can do her web design work and it
>>> needs to >be dual boot OS9.2.2 too... She can't afford a new one and she is
>>> frustrated with the PC she is now using... >Anyone out there have any
>>> ideas??? I know we need to max the memory and I don't know what the max
>>> is... How about >a HD what would be the best and the biggest to make it
>>> faster??? How about upgrading the processor??? I haven't >opened it up yet
>>> to see what it has in it yet, but she wants to do everything she can to get
>>> some more yrs out of >it... As far as she knows it is still stock except
>>> for maybe memory... I have heard some of you talk about the >B&W, Sawtooth,
>>> Yikes, etc etc etc do you know what this one is??? Thank You!!! Rich
>
>>>
Scars only tell us where we have been, they do not have to dictate where we are
going...
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