Q: Using SSD drives in 2003 iMac G4/800 15 in flat panel

It's been a while since I have messed with this stuff, so be nice to an old man.

I have acquired this wonderful "lamp" model iMac. It needs upgrading, but my pressing question concerns interlacing with SSD drives.

Some non-Apple docs say that the HDD installed is IDE and in fact, the cable and plug are IDE -- flat, grey ribbon with red-line identifier on one edge, etc. However, System Profiler IDs the bus as ATA.

Is this doable? Maybe a cable adapter out there?

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Sep 23, 2015 12:11 PM

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by rkaufmann87,

rkaufmann87 Sep 23, 2015 1:08 PM in response to snoozeburg
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Sep 23, 2015 1:08 PM in response to snoozeburg

snoozeburg,

Would you like your post moved to the iMac (PPC) forum? This forum is for Intel based iMacs. Also, you may want to consider calling OWC (www.macsales.com) and see if they have anything to help you.

Good luck.
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snoozeburg Sep 23, 2015 2:02 PM in response to rkaufmann87
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Sep 23, 2015 2:02 PM in response to rkaufmann87

Yes, please move the question to the proper forum.
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