Can the G4 MDD support internal 1TB hard drives

Hi all

I want to add more storage to my G4 Mirror Door. Can my G4 MDD support internal 1TB hard drives? Will I need to buy a PCI hard drive controller card?

Thanks
Web dude

Mac Mini, G4 AGP Graphite tower, PowerMac 8600/300, Mac OS X (10.4.11), Mac User 13 years strong

Posted on Jan 1, 2009 5:51 PM

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Jan 18, 2009 12:49 PM in response to japamac

Can you use a larger drive (500GB) on the ATA 66 bus as well as the ATA 100? I have a 750GB on the ATA bus, but have gotten conflicting answers from Mac pros regarding the size drive that will work in the ATA 66 bus. I have a
Machine Name: Power Mac G4
Machine Model: PowerMac3,6
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (2.1)
Number Of CPUs: 2
CPU Speed: 867 MHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
L3 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
Memory: 1.75 GB
Bus Speed: 133 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.4.8f2

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