Mac OS 9 Lives

Mac OS 9 Discussion => Hardware => Storage => Topic started by: nd2003grad on January 10, 2018, 08:26:23 AM

Title: Drive capacity for G3 B/W
Post by: nd2003grad on January 10, 2018, 08:26:23 AM

Can anyone tell me if the max capacity refers to total hard drive space or just PER drive?  I'm going to install a second drive and I'd like to get a 120 plus the 80 I already have...

Title: Re: Drive capacity for G3 B/W
Post by: FdB on January 10, 2018, 08:48:41 AM

This may help you... http://lowendmac.com/2005/how-big-hard-drive-imac-emac-power-mac-powerbook-ibook/  ;)

Title: Re: Drive capacity for G3 B/W
Post by: nd2003grad on January 10, 2018, 08:53:24 AM

Yeah Bongo, I've seen that article...but aside from the PCI card recommendation (I can't find any of these for a reasonable price), it doesn't make it clear if it can handle 128 gb per drive or 128 total.  I'm PRESUMING (big risk there!) that it's per drive.  I sure hope so.

Title: Re: Drive capacity for G3 B/W
Post by: Knezzen on January 10, 2018, 08:58:47 AM

As an ex B&W G3 owner, I can with confidence say it's per drive :)

Title: Re: Drive capacity for G3 B/W
Post by: nd2003grad on January 10, 2018, 09:07:00 AM

That is FANTASTIC news...THANKS!

Title: Re: Drive capacity for G3 B/W
Post by: macStuff on January 10, 2018, 10:07:48 AM

the limitation applies only to the built in IDE interface of the B+W g3..
as a current B+W g3 450mhz owner, i can say that is the reason why i have an Acard 6880M installed in mine

installing any type of pci storage controller will sidestep the issue completely, 100%
but the g3 b+w can definately be more buggy then the g4's that followed it..
even when using a pci storage controller, sometimes u need to do a pram reset
i think it is to do with the openfirmware implementation? im not sure.. but it usualy
takes more tinkering then the AGP g4's.