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powermac G3 and hard drives...
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Join Date: Dec 1999
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hi
I am wanting to add a seagate 120GB hard drive to my B&W powermac g3 for DV editing purposes
When I open the machine - I can see two spare (what I assumer are power connectors) for another two hard drives
but i I don't see any spare IDE connectors to connect them
please forgive my ignorance - but I am new to this
does anyone have any ideas? can I add a second hard drive ?
thanx in advance
rich
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PowerMac G5 Dual 1.8GZ, 2GB RAM, 150 & 300 GB Internal Hard Drives, AGP Geoforce 5200 64MB Graphics Card, Superdrive.
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The Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) computers that support dual IDE drives have a U bracket installed in the rear drive bay. This allows two hard drives to be installed in that bay. Refer to Figure 1 to identify the U bracket.
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stuffing feathers up your b*tt doesn't make you a chicken.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jun 2000
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Just to add to the above reply, that dual HD bracket was made ONLY for the rev 2 B&W models. If you have the bracket, the OEM IDE cable should have 2 connectors on it and be relatively short, since the drives were meant to be stacked right on top of each other, and only need a short cable to connect both drives. The IDE connector on the mobo is DIRECTLY across from where the drives sit.
If you have neither of the above, you probably have a rev 1 machine, which do NOT support more than 1 HD connected to the mobo, unless you add a pci controller card......
Lookie here at item #3 http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/G3-ZONE/y...wfeatures.html
for one more way to ascertain for sure which rev your machine is...
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Personally I find it hilarious that you have the hots for my gramma. Especially seeins how she is 3x your age, and makes your Brittney-Spears-wannabe 30-something wife look like a rag doll who went thru WWIII with a burning stick of dynamite up her a** :)
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