on 12/30/04 1:11 PM, Krow Magnum at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 10:59:58 -0500, BigMomma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi Everyone and Happy New Year. >> I was wondering if there is a limit to the size of hard drive that the >> S900 can use. Best Buy has a Western Digital 250 gig for about $130 >> after rebates and I thought I might get one. But if it wouldn't work in >> my S900 guess I won't. So if anyone knows if it would or not, I would >> appreciate hearing from them. >> Many Thanks >> Jacquline >> > > > Your S900 uses SCSI drives and the WD 250 is a ATA/IDE drive which > won't work unless you have an ATA PCI card in your clone that you can > hook ATA drives up to. For another $50.00 you can add the ATA card and > it will work fine. > > As far as a SCSI hard drive, you can go as large as you can find but > large SCSI drives are very expensive and may require some tinkering to > get it working properly. The ATA card would be easier and cheaper than > a 250GB SCI drive which would cost way more.
Another thing - the type of ATA/IDE card you use may limit the maximum HD size you can use (some posters have mentioned that they can use the larger drive, but you can only use up to the limit that the card can handle). -- Gregg -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
