[graphics84]

just thought about doing this but realized I've never heard of anyone else doing it before...

I have an old 7500 (upgraded to a G3 390)

Can I get a Firewire PCI card with internal firewire? Then run a internal drive with the IDE to Firwire adaptor (in my case).

I can get the external IDE to Firewire kits for $79 at http://www.basoncomputer.com/\specif...n\CASE3IFW.htm

Can I take out the componets (minus the fan) and run the power from my 7500's internal power supply?

Why would anyone even try right?

Well it's an old machine but I want to use it for photoshop and take advantage of a 7200rpm 60gig Drive with out buying a crappy expensive interanl IDE/ATA card...

so your opinions....

would it over heat?
is the adaptor (fire to ide) to big?
would there be a speed diffrence?
why isn't there a internal firewire bus option?
could it boot a system or would I still need the SCSI drive?

ok enough... comments

[phantomdragonz]

there would be no speed increase and it's a waste of money go the easy way dont make it too complicated.

[graphics84]

Originally posted by phantomdragonz:
<STRONG>there would be no speed increase and it's a waste of money go the easy way dont make it too complicated.</STRONG>

do you mean buy a IDE/ATA pci card?

[mike one]

buy an ata/ide card. it will be FASTER than ANY firewire solution, since firewire is not native there are always ata to firewire bridges. by there very nature they are changing one "protocol" to another, with anything like this there will be inefficiency.

trying to do this with an internal firewire card, if one exists, makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

an ata 100 card costs $100. far less than an ata-firewire bridge + a firewire card.

i could answer all the other questions you have asked but i feel that the answers are pointless in light of my above stated opinion.