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Two questions about mirror door G4's
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jarcoal
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Oct 4, 2005, 05:06 PM
 
I'm pretty sure i know the answer to these but i need some verification

1. Is there a max amount of hard drive space on these machines?
2. Can you install OSX 10.4 server on these machines?

thanks for the help
     
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Oct 4, 2005, 05:49 PM
 
Originally Posted by jarcoal
I'm pretty sure i know the answer to these but i need some verification

1. Is there a max amount of hard drive space on these machines?
2. Can you install OSX 10.4 server on these machines?

thanks for the help
Yes, you can install 10.4 server.

I don't bvelieve these suffer from the 127GB/drive limitation.
     
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Oct 4, 2005, 06:12 PM
 
I have 3 160GB drives in mine running off the mobo IDE ports. It sees 160GB on each drive.
     
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Oct 5, 2005, 01:13 AM
 
No limit on the drives. I've got a 250 gigger in here, among others.
     
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Oct 5, 2005, 01:05 PM
 
1) no
2) yes
     
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Oct 6, 2005, 08:35 AM
 
just do it
u kno ya wanna
just like everyone else
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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Oct 8, 2005, 04:11 AM
 
wat about sata?
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Oct 8, 2005, 04:17 AM
 
You need to purchase a SATA card, then it works. fine.
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Oct 8, 2005, 04:57 PM
 
Or put one of the (cheap) SATA->ATA adapters on a SATA drive.
     
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Oct 8, 2005, 06:53 PM
 
Originally Posted by mduell
Or put one of the (cheap) SATA->ATA adapters on a SATA drive.
Or buy a parallel ATA drive to begin with
( Last edited by OreoCookie; Oct 8, 2005 at 07:05 PM. )
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Oct 9, 2005, 05:32 PM
 
PATA is a dyeing technology...or at least I hope it is.
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