ATA, IDE or SCSI drives

[Chuck Coleman]

on 8/21/02 7:22 AM, Paul Green at pgreen5656@earthlink.net wrote:

> In the YDL install guide it says that I can use IDE or SCSI drives.
> I have a Power Mac G4 with a 40GB ATA hard drive. The Mac
> manual says I can add SCSI and ATA disk drives to the empty
> lower drive bays.
> 
> Do I need to get a SCSI drive? Or can I use the ATA drive
> already installed with YDL? Thanks.

You can use the ATA drive already installed.

If you go to SCSI you will have to get a SCSI card and they vary in price
and performance. I you want a screaming machine and have lots of money then
get the new Ultra320 card and a 15,000 rpm Ultra320 SCSI drive.

Chuck