Using internal SCSI and ATA?

[mrhappy]

Hey All,

Just wondering if there would be a problem using the internal SCSI bays along with the internal ATA bays.

Right now I have A G4(400) with 2 ATA drives and also an external SCSI drive running off of an Adaptec 2940U2W card.

Since the SCSI card has an internal connector I had been thinking of adding an internal SCSI drive or two in the provided bays.

Would this over tax the power supply?

Any other reasons not to do this?

Thanks,

[s.d. finley]

Hey Mrhappy, power should be fine, althought heat might be an issue. Are you asking about having a total of 3 drives in yer G4? Boot, ide, and a scsi?
You can purchase a pci cooler, which is a fan in a pci slot, or a hard driver cooler, which mounts on the bottom of the drive to keep it cool. http://www.macgurus.com/beta/showram...ngdevices.html
Check out this link!

sdf

[mrhappy]

s.d.finley,

Thanks for the reply and the "cool" link!

That's what I was talkin' about....boot/ide/scsi.

Apple was nice enough to leave a couple of scsi bays/power cables in there so I was feelin' like I should stick something in there! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

Thanks

[where02190]

You can also put a third drive (ATA) internal if you have an open front drive bay(ATAPI bus).
See this post for more info.