G4 FW800 Hardrive?

[gollum84]

I recently added an 80GB hardrive in my G4, right next the drive that came with my computer. I was looking in my manual and it says I can have 4 drives, 2 in front and 2 in the back. The back drives are ATA100 and the front is ATA66. Can I put a ATA100 or 133 drive in the front bay or does it have to be a 66 drive?

 

[DeltaMac]

Yes, you can use any IDE drive in either bay, front or rear. Luckily, you don't need to find an ATA-66 drive (which would be a challenge if the drives wouldn't simply throttle to the speed of the bus.)

 

[sinclair_tm]

that number is just to let you know the fastest it can send info. if the contoller and hd don't match, then the faster of the two will slow down to match the other. and you will be none the wiser.

 

[gollum84]

Okay, thanks for the info. I guess it just depends on how much I want to spend on a third drive.