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Can this be done?
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Just received my Dual G5 and am pleased with the clean simplicity of its design.
The G4 Quicksilver it's replacing had a second HD installed on it.
Is it difficult to take the 2nd HD from the G4 and install it in the G5?
If not, are there any good "how-to's" you could recommend?
Thanks.
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The hard drive is not compatible with the G5.
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Apple also say that Serial ATA/IDE adapters will not work. Your best bet would be to put the drive in an external firewire case.
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Thanks...disapointing news, but thanks nonetheless.
So...got any recommendations for Firewire
case mfgrs?
Thank you.
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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Originally posted by wily:
Thanks...disapointing news, but thanks nonetheless.
So...got any recommendations for Firewire
case mfgrs?
Thank you.
Best bet really is to sell your old HD and buy a new proper on for your G5.
Is it really worth keeping the drive and spending more money on it just to make it slower and external?
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External drives do come in handy tho...
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I have a dual G4/800 with 4 hard drives (for sale!) in it. I just got a dual 2GHz with a 160GB SATA.
I ordered another 160GB SATA and got a 160GB Seagate external Firewire/USB2 drive. I love the external drive. 
You can see the Seagate external in this pic. Note how the elegant rolling papers allow the SuperDrive door to open without the upwards pressure that shoves it into the upper edge of the door opening. 
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MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz 2GB 120GB OSX 10.4.9, Boot Camp 1.2, Vista Home Premium
mac mini 1.42, 60GB 7200rpm, 1GB (sold), dual 2GHz/G5 (sold), Powerbook 15" 1GHz (sold)
dual G4 800MHz (sold), dual G4 450MHz (sold), G4 450MHz (sold), Powerbook Pismo G3 500MHz (sold)
PowerMac 9500 132MHz 601, dual 180MHz 604e, Newer G3 400MHz (in closet)
Powermac 7100 80MHz (sold), Powermac 7100 66MHz (sold)
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