on 6/10/03 12:43 AM, Dick Busch at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > on 6/9/03 2:03 PM, R. A. Cantrell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> on 6/9/03 12:54 PM, Dick Busch at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> I eventually want to go to a G3/4, OSX or 9.1, but in stages. The >>> (original) 2 Gig HD doesn't cut it on size - and is noisier than hell - so >>> I've looked at Pricewatch for a larger HD. Several come to mind in my price >>> range (< $80), all of which are 1.6" thick: >> I run an 8500 with a G3/300 and have two 4.3 gig SCA scsi drives running off >> the board and one 27 gig and one 40 gig IDE's running off a card. No >> *apparent* power supply issues as yet. I also run a 40x12x48 cd-r off the >> card. > > Thanks for info. I need some clarity on a few things. You or someone else > here on the list may know: > > 1. Will 1.6" high HD's - like the IBMs and Seagates I mentioned - fit in > the 8500's HD bays? Are the 4.3GB drives you mentioned 1.6" high?
Don't know definitively, but it *looks* like they would fit. > > 2. Will 80-to-50-pin "converted" Ultra SCSI drives work properly as boot > drives? (I made a new IBM 9GB DeskStar the boot drive on my G-friend's > PM6100 under OS 8.1 without incident two years ago, but...) My two Fujitsu 4.3 gig sca scsi's both boot the machine, one in X, one in 9.1 > > 3. What are the MAX PARTITION SIZES for HDs under Mac OS 8.6? If I install > a 36Gig drive as boot drive, can I use the whole thing as the boot > partition, or will I need to slice 'n dice the drive for > efficiency/function? I have not partitioned the 27 and 40 gig drives and they both boot the machine in 9.1, but I cannot say definitively re 8.6 as it's been a while since I used it. > > Thanks for the help, guys! HTH. > > Dick in Manhattan. > -- All the best, R.A. Cantrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
