Dual-Core Powermac G5 Hard Drive Compatiblity

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mashinhead

macrumors 68040

Original poster

• Nov 5, 2005

• #1

I want to buy another hard drive for use witht he powermac. I was looking at faster drives (10000 or 15000 rpm) and i want to know what hard drives are compatible with that. SCSI, will that work? What should i look for?

 

Mord

macrumors G4

• Nov 5, 2005

• #2

unless you buy a SCSI card you have to get a sata hard drive, western digital make 10k raptor HD's i'd pick up one or two of them.

 

Daveway

macrumors 68040

• Nov 5, 2005

• #3

I think those would have to be external SCSIs if you wanted that.

I vote on the SATA Raptors. I would start with one, no telling if the G5 can handle the heat from 2 Raptors.

 

Mord

macrumors G4

• Nov 5, 2005

• #4

the g5 will cool any area as needed.

 

Daveway

macrumors 68040

• Nov 5, 2005

• #5

Hector said:

the g5 will cool any area as needed.

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I meant within the lines of normal "noise".😉

 

Mord

macrumors G4

• Nov 5, 2005

• #6

the drive consumes 8.4W, it's hardly a hot drive.

 

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iEdd

macrumors 68000

• Nov 5, 2005

• #7

Hector said:

the drive consumes 8.4W, it's hardly a hot drive.

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It's one of those low-power heaters 😉 Also functions as a small hard drive 😀