rago58
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 9:25 am
Thank you in advance for your kind attention. Would someone tell me what is the maximum IDE hard drive capacity allowable for a beige PPC G3 266 MHz desktop?
This is a very recent recruit I made here in Santa Rosa, Colombia, where these fine machines are not far frequent.
I am new in this interesting and pleasant site, as you can be acquainted of. Thanks again.
Bob Kiwi
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:08 am
Macs before the Quicksilver 2002 all were capped at recognizing 128GB, so it'd be best to get a 120GB drive or a 160GB (you'd not be able to access the full spectrum but should get a little more GB out over a 120GB).
Intech's ATA Hi-Cap Support Driver allowed you to go over the limit with a custom driver and partitioning but it's probably safer to just find a 120GB.
rago58
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:02 pm
Thanks a lot for such a useful information.
alk
Posted: Thu Sep 2, 2010 7:26 am
A little late to the party, but you can also get an ATA 133 PCI card and not be limited by the built-in addressing ceiling. A multi-function card like the Sonnet Tech Tempo Trio that gives you USB 2, FireWire, and two IDE channels is a good choice because you can use just one of the three precious PCI slots and get multiple connectivity options.
Peace,
Drew
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rago58
Posted: Sat Sep 4, 2010 9:47 am
Thank you in advance for your kind and suitable answer.
I would like to know in addition if this card, which I've just found, through your information at
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/tempo_trio.html
is recognizeable by a Beige Desktop PPC G3 and, eventually, are there MacOS 8/9 drivers for it?
At your command, Sir.
alk
Posted: Sun Sep 5, 2010 8:47 pm
Yes, it will work just fine. I don't recall it needing any special drivers, but if it does you can download them from Sonnet Tech. I have one in my beige G3 running OS 9.x, and it works well. The only caveat is that there are no USB 2 drivers for OS 9, so the USB 2 ports will only run at USB 1 speeds (max of 12Mbps).
You should do a little more research before you buy that card, though. Sonnet marks it as compatible only with Windows. The card would need to have Open Firmware ROMs/firmware to be fully Mac OS compatible, so you might not have success with that card. I know from personal experience that Sonnet used to make a Mac-compatible card, though. Maybe eBay?
Peace,
Drew
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