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What goes into the PCI slots?
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Not HDDs, but graphic cards or other kinds of extension cards for a variety of interfaces like eSATA, RAID, Gigabit Ethernet, ... .
And a search brought up this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_PCI
HDDs go into one of the four HDD bays of the G4 or G5 PowerMacs.
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/stats/powermac_g4_800_dp_qs.html
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/stats/powermac_g5_1.8_dp_2.html
Btw, one of the G5 DP 1.8GHz models has PCI-X as extension card interface:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/stats/powermac_g5_1.8_dp.html
And a search brought up this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_PCI
HDDs go into one of the four HDD bays of the G4 or G5 PowerMacs.
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/stats/powermac_g4_800_dp_qs.html
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/stats/powermac_g5_1.8_dp_2.html
Btw, one of the G5 DP 1.8GHz models has PCI-X as extension card interface:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/stats/powermac_g5_1.8_dp.html
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http://computers.shop.ebay.com/i.ht...197.m570.l1313&_nkw=PCI+PowerMac&_sacat=58058
http://computers.shop.ebay.com/i.ht...Mac&_osacat=58058&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
PCI and PCI-X are different, but one can use cards "interchangably". PCIe (or PCI express) does not fit together with PCI and PCI-X
http://computers.shop.ebay.com/i.ht...197.m570.l1313&_nkw=PCI+PowerMac&_sacat=58058
http://computers.shop.ebay.com/i.ht...Mac&_osacat=58058&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
PCI and PCI-X are different, but one can use cards "interchangably". PCIe (or PCI express) does not fit together with PCI and PCI-X
The first reply answered the question, PCI slots are basically for graphics cards, and there are also PCI USB cards, PCI Firewire Cards, PCI eSATA and/or PCI SATA cards, etc.
Other than graphics cards it's just a way to expand a Mac. Hard drives don't use a PCI slot at all.
Other than graphics cards it's just a way to expand a Mac. Hard drives don't use a PCI slot at all.
To answer your questions there are a lot, for example this -> http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?sort=pop&model=176&type=Hard+Drive+Controller
I find it interesting, that zen.states post are deleted now. I find there was a true point to it. Ok, you don't need to tell people all the time, that they could google it, but he was right.
Plus: the fact, that MacMaster asked "What sort of cards go into PCI slots?" after simsaladimbamba and me had answered, shows that he even did not look under the links we provided.
My shop links aimed at the same goal, that the OWC link did in the end. I admit that one is even more easy to understand, because it gathers the cards together more efficiently.
I can tell that zen.state has helped in other situations very well! I understand that he is some how pissed off, by people asking wiki-questions. The other side is, of course, that he would not need to answer these questions. He could just ignore them.
But then another part is, that someone has to tell people that they could have found this out on their own. This will help them, too. It will educate them to responsible, independent thinking people, if they learn to compare different sources and opinions.
We could only answer, if we don't mind.
We could add "I helped you, but you could have found this on google/wiki"
We could add the keywords we used to find the answer, to educate them how keywords should look like and be used.
Finally: we could resign in agony, if this will only add up or allow us to get pi**ed, if these things add up over the time.
Plus: the fact, that MacMaster asked "What sort of cards go into PCI slots?" after simsaladimbamba and me had answered, shows that he even did not look under the links we provided.
My shop links aimed at the same goal, that the OWC link did in the end. I admit that one is even more easy to understand, because it gathers the cards together more efficiently.
I can tell that zen.state has helped in other situations very well! I understand that he is some how pissed off, by people asking wiki-questions. The other side is, of course, that he would not need to answer these questions. He could just ignore them.
But then another part is, that someone has to tell people that they could have found this out on their own. This will help them, too. It will educate them to responsible, independent thinking people, if they learn to compare different sources and opinions.
We could only answer, if we don't mind.
We could add "I helped you, but you could have found this on google/wiki"
We could add the keywords we used to find the answer, to educate them how keywords should look like and be used.
Finally: we could resign in agony, if this will only add up or allow us to get pi**ed, if these things add up over the time.
