Short version of my question[!]: If you install an internal SATA controller in a Dual 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 do you just keep the Hard Disk in one of the 2 existing bays, attach the power cable as normal and just run the data cable to the card? Because where else is the thing going to go?! (I guess it would fit in the empty space for long PCI-X cards but I'm guessing that's a no-no).
Long version/background info: Somewhat stupidly I purchased a 150GB 10,000 rpm Western Digital Raptor yesterday (online) without checking if it was OK in my Power Mac... What I want to do is to boot from the Raptor and use my existing drives for storage/scratch disks (I currently have the stock 160GB my G5 came with [Seagate I think], plus a 300GB Maxtor disk).
A few searches later (*after* the purchase... not a good idea I know, let that be a lesson to everyone as impulsive as myself!) reveals that the SATA controller on most G5s doesn't get on at all well with the 150GB Raptors - but I've read that connecting the drive to a PCI controller card will do the trick, so I ordered a 2-port internal card (a Sonnet Tempo) that apparently looks just the thing (it explicitly states you can boot from any drive attached to the card).
As an aside, I also ordered a FW400/USB2 enclosure to house the original (slowest) SATA drive, so that's not going to waste...
So, anyone else gone through the same/similar process who can tell me how it's worked out for them, or just have experience with using an internal SATA drive via an internal PCI card?
Oh yeah, and always do thorough checks online before you order stuff online, people!! (would be nice if Apple hadn't skimped on the SATA implementation by the looks of it though)
Long version/background info: Somewhat stupidly I purchased a 150GB 10,000 rpm Western Digital Raptor yesterday (online) without checking if it was OK in my Power Mac... What I want to do is to boot from the Raptor and use my existing drives for storage/scratch disks (I currently have the stock 160GB my G5 came with [Seagate I think], plus a 300GB Maxtor disk).
A few searches later (*after* the purchase... not a good idea I know, let that be a lesson to everyone as impulsive as myself!) reveals that the SATA controller on most G5s doesn't get on at all well with the 150GB Raptors - but I've read that connecting the drive to a PCI controller card will do the trick, so I ordered a 2-port internal card (a Sonnet Tempo) that apparently looks just the thing (it explicitly states you can boot from any drive attached to the card).
As an aside, I also ordered a FW400/USB2 enclosure to house the original (slowest) SATA drive, so that's not going to waste...
So, anyone else gone through the same/similar process who can tell me how it's worked out for them, or just have experience with using an internal SATA drive via an internal PCI card?
Oh yeah, and always do thorough checks online before you order stuff online, people!! (would be nice if Apple hadn't skimped on the SATA implementation by the looks of it though)