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- mirrorball
Anybody know if the following hard drive can be inserted into a G5?
http://www.smartdisk.com/eWeb/sm…
The power supply has packed in and the thing wont start up.
- ribit0
you mean the G5 power supply or the internal drive is dead?
- mirrorball0
The power supply that comes with the drive is fecked it connects to the G5 by Firewire.
Was just wondering if I can take the hard drive from the casing and stick it into me G5
- designerror0
don't think you would have any trouble with that.. unless is a different size than 3.5"
- HelloWorld0
what would be the point in that? when its comes with usb and firewire? but yes you can make it work with your computer since they are used as laptop hdd but dont know if you will need another connector and what kind, but i wouldnt recommand it id use it as a external hdd it uses same hdd as the ipod
- HelloWorld0
oh wait mabe im thinking the smaller ones fire lite etc
- horton0
get a multi drive FW case and RAID that biatch up..
- horton0
... and someone please correct me if i'm wrong, but i think the disk in your FW will be IDE, not a Serial ATA as required in a G5.
- horton0
all kinds of FW enclosure hotness...
- mirrorball0
... and someone please correct me if i'm wrong, but i think the disk in your FW will be IDE, not a Serial ATA as required in a G5.
Thats what I need to know yeah, basically the drive wont start up any more using its own power supply so is it just a matter of taking it from the casing and installing the hard drive in the G5?
That way I can access it and copy my files, Then bin the bastard!
- horton0
i know for a fact G5's need SATA... but don't know about your FW, but if its a few years old i would guess its IDE ATA.
.. Lacie D2s are SATA.
you can get controller cards to use IDE ATA in a G5.. but prolly easier to find someone with a G4.
- horton0
if teh case is fcked just open it up and look at the disk inside.. should be labeled.