 Ide Expansion B&w G3, Can I add an additional ATA-100 HD |
  Mon 21 Apr 2003, 10:51
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I have a B&W G3 300Mhz w/ the original IDE 6GB HD, that is being sent to me. I also have an extra 40GB HD that's ATA-100 7200rpm, that I would like to install onto this system, once the computer arrives.
Can I just add the extra hard drive? Or do I need an additional IDE Controller card? If so, which is the right card? I have a PCI serial port card (for hooking up a MOTU MIDI Timepiece AV serial), an Adaptec 2904 SCSI (for hooking up an old CD-RW), plus the Digidesign 001 PCI card. I don't think I have another PCI slot for an IDE controller card. I really appreciate any help you can provide. Thank you in advance. |
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Tue 22 Apr 2003, 03:18
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 18-Apr 03 From: Hong Kong - HK Member No.: 16,337 |
Thank you for the input. I got the G3 in January of 1999. It's the base model and one of the very first G3s @ 300Mhz, not 350! So I'm experiencing some IDE controller problems on the original motherboard.
I've decided to use a SCSI drive as the secondary drive. I've purchased the OrangeLink SCSI U2W /FireWire PCI to replace my Adaptec 2906 PCI card. Even though it's discontinued, the card is exactly what I need, because I'll be using an old U2W 9.1G HD. The previously mentioned 40G IDE drive will be used for storage purposes on my newer G4 DP533. I think with the new OrangeLink card, I'll have the old G3 up and running nicely. Again, thank you all for the kind assistance. |
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Jerald Ide Expansion B&w G3 Mon 21 Apr 2003, 10:51
lepetitmartien You can have up to 3 drives in the BW 2 at most in... Tue 22 Apr 2003, 01:26
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