I have a g5 dual 2.0 ghz. I want to upgrade and get a second internal drive.
On the official apple forum, I have a thread about which HD I should purchase!!
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=2977335#2977335
One of the guys mentioned this
I want to purchase the Seagate 320gb 7200 SATA2 16mb Cache
http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog...=18224&ccsid=14ae88819a94f4f6135cdb2396738859
or the Western Digital 320Gb 7200 16Mb Cache SATA 2
http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog...=18233&ccsid=14ae88819a94f4f6135cdb2396738859
What do I do? Is this guy right or wrong?
Also, what is the difference between the 7200.9 & the 7200.10? Can I get the seagate 320 gb in 7200.10?
Thanks heaps guys
On the official apple forum, I have a thread about which HD I should purchase!!
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=2977335#2977335
One of the guys mentioned this
> Just wanted to know why to avoid seagate?
The Seagate 7200.9 will not work in a Mac if SSC is turned on. It will work if it is turned off. If it is on it takes a PC and the Seagate SSC Toggle Utility to turn it off.
http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/faq/ssc.html
The 7200.9 is a crap shoot that makes it hard to recommend for an internal G5 SATA bus. Even when it works it is much slower than the Maxline III 300GB model 7V300F0 see:
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/seagate16/
The Seagate 7200.10 is a fast drive for use with a SATA host adapter but internally in the Mac Pro and the PowerMac G5 individual 7200.10 models suffer from a 40% reduced write speed. If you want speed, the 7200.10 is a poor internal hard drive for an Apple PowerMac G5.
The fastest 300GB that I have used internally inside a PowerMac G5 is the Maxline III 7V300F0. It is available here: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=100719-9
If cost is an issue then the Maxtor SATA I version is only $79.99 shipped. It is about 10% slower but its almost $40 cheaper too.
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4116853
Have fun,
Michael
I want to purchase the Seagate 320gb 7200 SATA2 16mb Cache
http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog...=18224&ccsid=14ae88819a94f4f6135cdb2396738859
or the Western Digital 320Gb 7200 16Mb Cache SATA 2
http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog...=18233&ccsid=14ae88819a94f4f6135cdb2396738859
What do I do? Is this guy right or wrong?
Also, what is the difference between the 7200.9 & the 7200.10? Can I get the seagate 320 gb in 7200.10?
Thanks heaps guys