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Connecting an older IDE hard drive
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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I've recently moved from an old G4 to dual core 2.66 Power Mac (w/Leopard). I have an old Western Digital IDE hard drive, 200 GB and loaded w/files, that I'd like to install. It worked great on my G4, but the pins don't match up for the Power Mac (though it fits the casing fine).
Western Digital tech support suggested I buy an IED controller card, though my web searches tell me that those are for PCs. Another Mac user suggested I install the IDE hard drive via my Power Mac's second optical drive and set the drive jumper to slave. I'm not knowledgeable enough to pull that off without some step-by-step guidance. Is anyone willing and able to lay that out for me, or to offer other suggestions on how to install the old hard drive?
Thanks.
--Bill
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I can't help you with the actual instal procedure, never done that, but basically you could just put the drive in there and connect the data cable and the power cable. If the drive is not secured (screwed down) it may move, which is not ideal at all. There are mounting devices out there on the net, I have seen one that has room for two drives hanging under the optical drive, but I cannot provide a link (google it?). However, the "slave" setting is easy. Most drives have pictures printed on the drive showing the proper pin settings (at least my Hitachi drives do) and it usually means moving one pin over a notch. If the drive doesn't have any illustration, find the drive manufacturer HP on the net and look for the proper pin settings.
Another useful idea is buying a cheap external case (make sure you get one for an ATA drive (not SATA), and connect it by firewire or usb.
Good luck
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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You have a couple options:
1. Leave the IDE drive in the old G4 and transfer the files you want to keep via network connection
2. Buy an external IDE enclosure, put the IDE drive in it, and connect it via USB2 or FW to the PowerMac (make sure you get a good bridge chipset if you go this route..."Oxford' chipsets are usually the best)
(Last edited by cgc; Apr 18, 2009 at 08:49 PM.
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Since you specified that you have a Power Mac, you can use my guide on how to install a PATA drive internally.
However, Apple never released a PowerMac at 2.66 GHz, so you probably mean an x86 Mac Pro.
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Thanks to all of you for your help.
I don't know why I called it a Power Mac when it's indeed a Mac Pro. Getting an IDE enclosure sounds like the ticket. I'll probably get a new HD for the Power Mac, transfer the files by firewire, then keep the old HD for back-up or other miscellaneous uses.
I really appreciate all the helpful comments.
--Bill
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