Here's a better question: would it be worth the tiny tiny performance boost by buying an SATA hard drive AND an $80 controller card?
Good point! However, drives larger than 137GB require a Mac-compatible ATA/133 card anyway. I guess to keep the cost down, I'll have to go to something smaller than the large drive I was contemplating. Thanks
You guys have brought me back down to earth. I'll aim for a smaller, slower drive.
Any suggestions?
The only experience I've had with installing an internal hard drive is with a WD 40G (secondary) which lasted under 2 years and quit. I can't even see it in the Finder or DiskUtility.
Actually, I can't see my primary when I try to re-install my OS which is why I'm thinking of replacing it. Now, I'm wondering whether or not a new primary will show, so I can install the OS.
It's possible that you can use the larger drives. Some of the later Quicksilvers were quietly and unofficially upgraded. My single-processor 867 was one of the last ones made and it can have drives larger than 137GB. It has a 320 in it now that's working just great. Unfortunately, I know of no way to know for sure short of sticking a big drive in and seeing if it works properly. Perhaps someone else does.
In my case I bought a 160 knowing that I wouldn't lose too much space if it didn't work. (You can use 137 GB of a bigger drive with an older Mac.) After that went well I didn't worry when it came time to buy the 320.
It's possible that you can use the larger drives. Some of the later Quicksilvers were quietly and unofficially upgraded. My single-processor 867 was one of the last ones made and it can have drives larger than 137GB. It has a 320 in it now that's working just great. Unfortunately, I know of no way to know for sure short of sticking a big drive in and seeing if it works properly. Perhaps someone else does.
In my case I bought a 160 knowing that I wouldn't lose too much space if it didn't work. (You can use 137 GB of a bigger drive with an older Mac.) After that went well I didn't worry when it came time to buy the 320.
Thanks Guartho. You've already answered my next question: Will a larger HD work at all even if I'd lose some of the space?
What's the difference between an ATA and an Ultra ATA-100. Will an Ultra ATA-100 work on an ATA computer?
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Here's a better question: would it be worth the tiny tiny performance boost by buying an SATA hard drive AND an $80 controller card?
Good point! However, drives larger than 137GB require a Mac-compatible ATA/133 card anyway. I guess to keep the cost down, I'll have to go to something smaller than the large drive I was contemplating. Thanks
Any suggestions?
The only experience I've had with installing an internal hard drive is with a WD 40G (secondary) which lasted under 2 years and quit. I can't even see it in the Finder or DiskUtility.
Actually, I can't see my primary when I try to re-install my OS which is why I'm thinking of replacing it. Now, I'm wondering whether or not a new primary will show, so I can install the OS.
All of the HD's that I have been looking at indicate they are Ultra ATA-100
Can I use those?
In my case I bought a 160 knowing that I wouldn't lose too much space if it didn't work. (You can use 137 GB of a bigger drive with an older Mac.) After that went well I didn't worry when it came time to buy the 320.
It's possible that you can use the larger drives. Some of the later Quicksilvers were quietly and unofficially upgraded. My single-processor 867 was one of the last ones made and it can have drives larger than 137GB. It has a 320 in it now that's working just great. Unfortunately, I know of no way to know for sure short of sticking a big drive in and seeing if it works properly. Perhaps someone else does.
In my case I bought a 160 knowing that I wouldn't lose too much space if it didn't work. (You can use 137 GB of a bigger drive with an older Mac.) After that went well I didn't worry when it came time to buy the 320.
Thanks Guartho. You've already answered my next question: Will a larger HD work at all even if I'd lose some of the space?
What's the difference between an ATA and an Ultra ATA-100. Will an Ultra ATA-100 work on an ATA computer?
I don't know if it runs on mine due to the silent upgrade of my IDE/ATA controller or if it would have worked anyway and been limited to 137 GB.