Re: G5 all SATA?

Woody <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

A friend of mine has asked if a specific drive would be ok on his G5. I
think he had a G5 dual 2GHz.
Am I right in thinking that all G5s were SATA? (which is what this drive
is)

Yes, however, you may need to check newer drives that are SATA II. These
sometimes need a jumper wire adjustment, as not all of them auto detect.

I found that Barracudas work fine, and a pair of 320GB units I got this
year worked out of the box.

This is a useful site:

http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/drivedb/search.drivedb.lasso

--
Andy Hewitt
<http://web.mac.com/andrewhewitt1/>
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