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[supernova777]

heres a shot of it inside an atx tower, any ideas on how i could aesthetically put one of these types of products to use in a g4 case tower??
(replacing the cd 5.25" slot of course)


http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00001852

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P/N ST0026Z
24pin adaptor cable 2.5” / 3.5” SATA HDD x 1
Weight 475g
Dimension (H x W x D) 43 x 150 x 193 mm　
Dimension (H x W x D) Stainless & Plastic
Interface SATA to SATA、USB3.0 x 2 (20 pin header)
SATA Compatibility SATAIII、SATAII、SATAI
Transfer Rate SATA III Up to 6Gbps、USB3.0 Up to 5Gbps
Power Source 1) 15 pin SATA power connector
2) FCC, CE
Accessories SATA data cable x 2 & Power cable
2.5” Security Key、Screws x 4
User Manual、Warranty Card


[supernova777]

this one would be great to combine with a 4 x SATA
card by Firmtek such as the seritek 1v4 (http://www.firmtek.com/seritek/seritek-1v4/)
to fit nicely 4 x 500gb, 750gb or 1TB laptop drives..


http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00001986

lots more pics on this page

[supernova777]

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=14_202&item_id=048760

this ones fits 2.5" drives into a 3.5" bay space.. like the one on the g4's originally intended for floppy or zip drive..
i wonder it it has a hotswap like slide in socket mechanism tho for the sata plugs or if u have to plug in manually on the other side..

actually did any g4 ship with floppies? i dont think i can rememeber ever seeing a floppy in  one;)

[supernova777]

Vantec Storage MRK-425ST-BK 4-Bay 2.5 inch
http://www.vantecusa.com/en/product/view_detail/483



heres another 4 x 2.5" 5.25 unit
would be perfect match for a firmtek 1v4 4 disk stripe!
the fastest possible speed for g4;)

[supernova777]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-25-PCI-E-to-USB3-0-HUB-eSATA-Audio-SATA-Card-Reader-Front-Multi-Panel-/371008904015?pt=US_Memory_Card_Readers_Adapters&hash=item5661da9b4f

im still looking for the ultimate front panel item like this too;)

[supernova777]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Bay-SATA-Serial-ATA-Internal-Hot-swap-Enclosure-Mobile-Rack-For-2-5-Hard-Disk-/300912285717?pt=US_Drive_Bay_Caddies&hash=item460fc51815

is there a proper faceplate for a g4 sawtooth to accomodate a full size 3.5" front plate.. right now i have nothing under the cd i had a drive there but i removed it. so far my sawtooth has the faceplate for a iomega zip drive.. oh ya i actually ptu the zipdrive back in. but id way rather have a 2 x hard drive slot like this

especially considering these Sil3112 cards + most firmtek cards are supposed to support hotswap while the computer is on
(not your boot drive tho obviously hehehe)

would be pretty cool to have a usb cdrom and instead use your 5.25 + 3.5" slots for both these types of bays that would be 6 drives u could put in your system, would take a 1v4 + a 1s2 tho to pull it off

[supernova777]

im really surprised out of 1000 people noone is interested in doing this!!!!
i wanted to know if theres a way to get the mdd faceplate off to accomodate a normal 5.25" bay on the mdd..

[MacTron]

Sorry. May be my bad english, but I don't understand what the problem is ...
In the MDD upper and lower 5.25 bay you can put whatever you want.
So ... the problem are the doors ( the mirrored ones ) ?

I have one similar to this:



http://www.bjorn3d.com/2007/05/icy-dock-mb448ur-2-5-ide-removable-hard-drive-rack/

... but I have never tried to install it ...

[supernova777]

yes the mirrored outer edge bezel is in the way to use a full 5.25"
i was wondering if theres a way to remove to expose the square outline instead of this rounded bezel

i just found this pic..
so it must be possible
but question is.. do i have to dissassemble the entire case to remvoe this front bezel?

ok i seee the latches..