[bcpursel]

i am upgrading from a G4 finally to a Dual Core G5. but i recently bought a 320 GB internal HD for the G4 which is an ultra ATA. it was only $80 but i'd still love to find an economical way to use it, if possible. i also have 2 80 GB HD's too.

are there any devices that i can connect it in externally?
(maybe that connect via USB or firewire?)

i have seen the adapter kits that can add additional HD's under the optical drive area on the G5, but they're probably $200 before you get the PCI card too. i could just buy a new external firewire for that.

i know the G5 can see the main HD in target disk mode, but i don't believe it can see slave drives.

i'd love to reuse if i can, but if not, maybe i can just sell them and get an external.
if anyone has some good suggestions, i'd love to hear.
thanks!

[reader50]

Yes, you can put one PATA drive in a G5. Or two, if you pull the optical drive. More with inexpensive adapters.

I posted a Modification thread here describing my own installation, with pictures.

[Waragainstsleep]

Or you can get an external 3.5" enclosure. USB 2.0 if you want to use it with PCs too, Firewire if its Mac only.