So i just bought a dual 1.8 G5 and it only has the 2 harddrive bays, and ive heard rumors that there are replacement panels for adding 2 more harddrives (the clear panel that protects the fants etc) but i cant find any links on the web to anyone selling those aftermarket panels. can anyone help? any info would be great. thanks!
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Adding more harddrives to a G5?
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I'm not sure about all of this, but I'll just throw in a bit of advice that you've probably already considered--You'll probably void your warranty!
more harddrives
There are a couple ways. I know Wiebe Tech makes the G5 JAM, it holds two more drives. There is also another company that makes something. It holds 3, and hen i checked it out I was more impressed with it. They are both very expensive, it would be cheaper to go with a few external enclosures. I would reccomend cooldrives.com and macsales.com (OWC) both have some great enclosures. Good luck.
There are a couple ways. I know Wiebe Tech makes the G5 JAM, it holds two more drives. There is also another company that makes something. It holds 3, and hen i checked it out I was more impressed with it. They are both very expensive, it would be cheaper to go with a few external enclosures. I would reccomend cooldrives.com and macsales.com (OWC) both have some great enclosures. Good luck.
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OKay I did some searching. Found the other site. total for 5 drives in a G5. Little cheaper as well. here is the link. http://www.promax.com/Products/SubCat/Storage/Internal SATA
OKay I did some searching. Found the other site. total for 5 drives in a G5. Little cheaper as well. here is the link. http://www.promax.com/Products/SubCat/Storage/Internal SATA
combine that with the G5 Jam and 400GB SATA drives (ok make it expensive now) and you can add 7 drives, for a total of 2.8 TB but then say byebye to any left over PCI slot, You'll need them all for the extra SATA cards...
G5 Jam: http://www.wiebetech.com/products/G5Jam.html
G5 Jam: http://www.wiebetech.com/products/G5Jam.html
thanks guys thats exatctly what i was looking for, but i guess i wont get it, the price is way to high. ill just go external i guess and have to be happy with that.