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I need to get an internal drive for my Mac (specs below), around 250gb's. I have space in the front drive carrier (for ATA/66 drives on this MDD Mac). Can someone recomend a drive for me? Thanks...
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Seagate. 5 years warranty.
Check out newegg.com.
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I found this one. Question: My rear bay for ATA/100 drives is full, so if I get the above drive, will it work in the front bay for ATA/66 drives? In other words, can you put a ATA/100 drive in a ATA/66 bay? Can you even get ATA/66 250gb drives?
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I'm not sure about the ATA66 versus 100. I know one kind will only recognize up to about 130 gigs but I'm not sure what.
I will second the vote for Seagate, though. You'll hear lots of people recommend various brands but Seagate always comes out well.
Good luck making a selection.
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Originally Posted by EnVoy
I found this one. Question: My rear bay for ATA/100 drives is full, so if I get the above drive, will it work in the front bay for ATA/66 drives? In other words, can you put a ATA/100 drive in a ATA/66 bay? Can you even get ATA/66 250gb drives?
I don't know.
But I have seen a couple of discussions on this here in the forums.
Do a search, maybe you'll be able to find the answer yourself.
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Any drive at or above the ATA/66 standard should work fine; the standard is backward compatible so newer drives can replace older drives without any problem.
Your only issues should be whether the entire drive is recognized (which you've already noted as being a consideration) and the available space for the drive. Since they're almost all "half height" or smaller, you shouldn't have to worry about physical size at all. Getting to the drive bay and the space around it may be the biggest challenge!
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Originally Posted by tomrock
I'm not sure about the ATA66 versus 100. I know one kind will only recognize up to about 130 gigs but I'm not sure what.
I will second the vote for Seagate, though. You'll hear lots of people recommend various brands but Seagate always comes out well.
Good luck making a selection.
You are referring to 48-bit LBA, the lack of which causes the 128GB limit. This is separate from whether it is ATA/66 or ATA/100.
The ATA/100 standard requires 48-bit LBA, but ATA/66 frequently supported 48-bit LBA anyway. (The ATA/66 bus in the MDD G4s is an example of this.)
I, too, am a Seagate fan. I've had no trouble with other brands, but Seagate's long warranty is a huge plus.
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