Upgrading hard drive in B&W G3 tower...info?
Can someone tell me, quickly and simply, what I need to look for (ATA this and that, any sort of special specs/numbers, etc.).
Also any particular brand to seek out or avoid?
I have a friend who wants to upgrade her blue & white G3 tower to a roomier hard drive, but I'd like to know EXACTLY what will work/goes in.
Thanks!
Also any particular brand to seek out or avoid?
I have a friend who wants to upgrade her blue & white G3 tower to a roomier hard drive, but I'd like to know EXACTLY what will work/goes in.
Thanks!
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http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/G3-ZONE/y...IDE/index.html
XLR8 Your Mac has documented a number of the problems. Apparently, even a single drive with no slave drives can suffer from data corruption. It's recommended that you either get a PCI IDE controller card, or that you get a B&W with a Rev. B motherboard. The Rev. B motherboards have the number "402" marked on the IDE controller.
That said, my brother had a B&W G3 Rev. A running a Western Digital WD800JB for months without any problems. Your mileage may vary.