ultra ata 160gb in g5?

[spitty27]

hey can you install an ultra ata hd in the g5? or does it ony take serial ata

 

[Zammy-Sam]

I think the G5 just supports serial ata. However, if you buy a firewire enclosure, you will be able to plug it.

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Or you can try an ATA to SATA converter.

http://www.dvd-supply.com/ide-ata-to-serial-ata-sata-converter.html

 

[brianleahy]

In theory you could install an Ultra ATA PCI card & connect it -- but there's nowhere inside the case to bolt the drive. I can't see how you'd put it in the 2nd SATA bay, because there's no room to fish extra cables.