Re: How do I turn a Power Mac G5 into a server
Is Western Digital or Seagate better? On Apr 22, 10:41 am, jensid wrote: > Yes They did splurge on the drobo with 2 drives. > Thank you for the advice. > > On Apr 22, 10:38 am, Len Gerstel wrote: > > > On Apr 22, 2009, at 10:29 AM, jensid wrote: > > > >> This is what I have > > >> Model Name: Power Mac G5 > > > >> We would like to make it a server for 2 users adding more users > > >> later. > > > >>> On Apr 22, 11:16 am, Dennis Myhand wrote: > > >>>> Load X-server OS. That would be the best way to start. > > > > Can it be done without spending $999.00 on X-Server? > > > If you just want it as a file depository, yes. You just need to allow > > the users to connect to the Mac to a shared folder. > > > > I wanted to add a larger internal harddrive but am unsure what to buy > > > and what is compatible with the system. > > > Any SATA 3.5" HD will work in your G5. They have recently released a > > 2TB drive, iirc. > > > > And leave the current > > > harddrive in and in tact. Please advise if this is a sensible way to > > > do it. The goal is to take all the project/job file and have them in > > > one place rather than 2 sep computers and both users be able to access > > > all files. > > > That will work fine, as long as there is enough free space on the drive. > > > Just make sure you have a good backup in place for when the HD or > > computer dies. > > > Len --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: How do I turn a Power Mac G5 into a server
Yes They did splurge on the drobo with 2 drives. Thank you for the advice. On Apr 22, 10:38 am, Len Gerstel wrote: > On Apr 22, 2009, at 10:29 AM, jensid wrote: > > >> This is what I have > >> Model Name: Power Mac G5 > > >> We would like to make it a server for 2 users adding more users > >> later. > > >>> On Apr 22, 11:16 am, Dennis Myhand wrote: > >>>> Load X-server OS. That would be the best way to start. > > > Can it be done without spending $999.00 on X-Server? > > If you just want it as a file depository, yes. You just need to allow > the users to connect to the Mac to a shared folder. > > > I wanted to add a larger internal harddrive but am unsure what to buy > > and what is compatible with the system. > > Any SATA 3.5" HD will work in your G5. They have recently released a > 2TB drive, iirc. > > > And leave the current > > harddrive in and in tact. Please advise if this is a sensible way to > > do it. The goal is to take all the project/job file and have them in > > one place rather than 2 sep computers and both users be able to access > > all files. > > That will work fine, as long as there is enough free space on the drive. > > Just make sure you have a good backup in place for when the HD or > computer dies. > > Len --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: How do I turn a Power Mac G5 into a server
Can it be done without spending $999.00 on X-Server? On Apr 22, 11:16 am, Dennis Myhand wrote: > Load X-server OS. That would be the best way to start. > > jensid wrote: > > This is what I have > > Model Name: Power Mac G5 > > Model Identifier: PowerMac7,2 > > Processor Name: PowerPC 970 (2.2) > > Processor Speed: 1.8 GHz > > Number Of CPUs: 2 > > L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB > > Memory: 2.5 GB > > Bus Speed: 900 MHz > > Boot ROM Version: 5.1.5f0 > > > We would like to make it a server for 2 users adding more users later. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: How do I turn a Power Mac G5 into a server
I wanted to add a larger internal harddrive but am unsure what to buy and what is compatible with the system. And leave the current harddrive in and in tact. Please advise if this is a sensible way to do it. The goal is to take all the project/job file and have them in one place rather than 2 sep computers and both users be able to access all files. On Apr 22, 11:16 am, Dennis Myhand wrote: > Load X-server OS. That would be the best way to start. > > jensid wrote: > > This is what I have > > Model Name: Power Mac G5 > > Model Identifier: PowerMac7,2 > > Processor Name: PowerPC 970 (2.2) > > Processor Speed: 1.8 GHz > > Number Of CPUs: 2 > > L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB > > Memory: 2.5 GB > > Bus Speed: 900 MHz > > Boot ROM Version: 5.1.5f0 > > > We would like to make it a server for 2 users adding more users later. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
How do I turn a Power Mac G5 into a server
This is what I have Model Name:Power Mac G5 Model Identifier: PowerMac7,2 Processor Name: PowerPC 970 (2.2) Processor Speed: 1.8 GHz Number Of CPUs: 2 L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB Memory: 2.5 GB Bus Speed:900 MHz Boot ROM Version: 5.1.5f0 We would like to make it a server for 2 users adding more users later. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
