Re: Installing 2nd ATA Drive in G4

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From: Julie Simpson
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 00:00

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In article <150220000010585954%sw@nan.co.uk>, Sak Wathanasin
<sw@nan.co.uk> wrote:

> Well as you tighten the screws the bracket does bend; it's cool. I'm
> not sure why it's wider, perhaps to accomodate drives like the Seagate
> that have a rubber(-like?) surround. I installed a 20 GB Western
> Digital in the upper bay like this, but (a) the G4 felt really
> unbalanced with the weight of the 2 drives at the back, and worse (b)
> the vibration produced an awful hum amplified by the desk-unit where I
> kept my G4. Drove me up the wall.
> 
> Eventually, I took it out and put it in the middle bay alongside the
> other drive and it was MUCH better. I had to get another cable that was
> long enough to let me mount the drives side by side but it was worth
> it...

Yes, but I'm saving bay one and two for some nice SCSI drives :)

Thanks for the advice.  I didn't know the Seagate was slightly bigger.

Julie

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From: julie@auroramedia.net (Julie Simpson)
Subject: Re: Installing 2nd ATA Drive in G4
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