Wanted: PCI SATA card for my G4

[max1zzz]

Do you know what the price will be? Let me know and i'll paypal you asap

Around the £12-15 mark, I'll take payment once I have the cards as I need to weigh them to work out shipping and I need to get the cards to do that

If everyone who wants one pm's me with how many they want i'll do a order of cards at the weekend

[FdB]

I'm down for one. If £12-15 range equals about $20.00. Wonder what shipping costs might be to U.S.? Just pm'ed max1zzz.

[mrhappy]

I guess I'll spring for one also!

[geforceg4]

i had some made for me by dougG3 2 years back.. you wont be let down! they work great! great speed + performance, especially on boot time

[max1zzz]

Only problem I have found with these is that my 2001 Quicksilver dosen't like them, but I don't know if that is the cards or my quicksilver that is the problem, I have used the cards in my MDD, Sawtooth and B/W G3 just fine

Anyhow, I have 5 requests so i'll probably order 10 cards on Saturday to make sure I have a few spares

[geforceg4]

Only problem I have found with these is that my 2001 Quicksilver dosen't like them, but I don't know if that is the cards or my quicksilver that is the problem, I have used the cards in my MDD, Sawtooth and B/W G3 just fine

Anyhow, I have 5 requests so i'll probably order 10 cards on Saturday to make sure I have a few spares

must have been something to do with the original host card itself.. because my 2001 qs works fine with one of the cards doug made! but i posted about that long ago already, i remember u saying that before

anyway.. whoever doesnt have a PCI SATA card... u are missing out on one of the best improvements for a g4 goin! i suggest u get in on this while u have a chance..

[max1zzz]

Ok, brought one of the same cards I will be ordering from china locally, and the good news is they work fine and my MDD happily booted from a sata drive connected to it.

The bad news is I got kinda pissed off at a dodgy connection I couldn't find and took a heat gun to the card to fix it (Which it did ) but I melted some plastic parts. I'm going to need to find a better soldering technique for the "production" cards, I have some ultra low melting point solder somewhere so I think i'm going to use that

[max1zzz]

Ok, I have ordered 10 cards from china, I have 5 requests so if anyone else wants one let me know

[max1zzz]

Finally got the cards from China, will try to get some assembled ready to go out next week

[madalynmcworm]

Finally got the cards from China, will try to get some assembled ready to go out next week

Sent a PM.

[geforceg4]

max are u going to configure those cards to have one external SATA port + 1 internal?
because i might have to go in for one or two aswell  if thats the case. none of my cards have external ports
and i think id actually really like to use an external SATA drive.. might end up being better for many reasons

[max1zzz]

The cards are configurable, the four jumpers above the flash chip set weather the cards have two internal ports or one internal and one external

I'm planning to leave them as they are so you would be able to choose what config you want

[Knezzen]

Got my card from Max in the mail today and it works wonderful!
Got my 128gb KingSpec SSD conmected to it and it feels insane speed wise

[mrhappy]

Got my card from Max in the mail today and it works wonderful!
Got my 128gb KingSpec SSD conmected to it and it feels insane speed wise

AWESOME!!!

[madalynmcworm]

Nice Can't wait!

[jmgk]

Just want to add my name to the list! I've been looking for a sata card for a while.
Pm sent to max.
Thanks!

[max1zzz]

Ok..... I may have vanished for a third of a year, But I do have some cards actually ready I currently have 6 cards assembled, flashed and tested, With 3 more soon to follow.

The cards are £15 + shipping.

I kind of gave up with these cards for a while, they are not as nice to work on as the old black cards, the chip is in a awkward place to solder by hand and the PCB is a better heatsink than the black cards which made them harder to solder with hot air. I have recently replaced my £45 Attan 858D+ hot air station with a well over £500 Hakko FR-810b so decided to give the cards another stab, and it seems quality tools make all the difference

On another note, if anyone knows a source of the old black cards let me know! I would like to get my hands on a decent sized batch of them......

[Front 424]

I'm interested in getting one of these if max1zzz has any left, but any suggestions as to a decent setup regarding SSD model and possibly external drive interface/enclosure, etc?

Anyone who has one of these up and running good, what is your setup like? QS 933 is the computer I'm considering. Recommendations and tips very welcome! 

[max1zzz]

I still have a few, Send me a PM if your intrested

[Front 424]

I still have a few, Send me a PM if your intrested

Thanks max! Didn't expect to see you here so soon!
I will PM but looking for some input from people who have a SATA card, preferably one that you made, and what drive they use and what is working for them.  The SATA/SSD topic is kinda strewn about the forum, hoping for a few pointed replies.

We have this at least:

Got my card from Max in the mail today and it works wonderful!
Got my 128gb KingSpec SSD conmected to it and it feels insane speed wise

I know a few others here have ordered some, at least I thought they had...