how many internal harddrives will the g5 take?

macsrock · Post by **macsrock** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:12 am

i need extra hard dries for my g5 but as far as i can tell it can only take 1 more. i need at least 2 more to run audio and samples from. how can i do this?
cheers
paul

resomedia · Post by **resomedia** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 7:21 am

System/OS drive on internal drive 1. Audio recording to Internal drive 2. Samples and additional audio recording to external fierwire drive(s).

Frodo · Post by **Frodo** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:16 pm

Apple's internal hd expansion limit still concerns me. External drives are fine, but having a third internal drive would be more than a matter of convenience.

swiftness · Post by **swiftness** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:21 am

If you're willing to give up a PCI slot, you can get up to 5 in there. I have 4 in mine.

www.g5drivebracket.com

Resonant Alien · Post by **Resonant Alien** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:27 am

Frodo wrote:Apple's internal hd expansion limit still concerns me. External drives are fine, but having a third internal drive would be more than a matter of convenience.

Yeah, I don't understand why they went backward with the G5. My PowerMac G4 holds 4 internal HDs, but the G5s only hold 2? Doesn't make sense.

macsrock · Post by **macsrock** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:37 am

ahhh ok i didnt knoyou cold put some in pc1 slots.
thats kool
cheers

swiftness · Post by **swiftness** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:13 pm

No, you can't put them in PCI slots, but you can buy a bracket to mount additional drives inside the case. You need a PCI slot for a SATA PCI adapter to get the data off your drives.

A lot of people are already using all their PCI slots for UAD/Powercore and audio interfaces.

Timeline · Post by **Timeline** » Sat May 06, 2006 8:03 am

swiftness wrote:No, you can't put them in PCI slots, but you can buy a bracket to mount additional drives inside the case. You need a PCI slot for a SATA PCI adapter to get the data off your drives.

A lot of people are already using all their PCI slots for UAD/Powercore and audio interfaces.

I did the bracket with a scsi card. running 15k spin drives. It's amazing!

kgdrum · Post by **kgdrum** » Sun May 07, 2006 6:04 am

i went w/ external sata drives via pci card ..Firmtek Seritek,they are great!you put drives in bundled enclosures
i use boot drive for apps ,2nd internal for samples and external drives (2 in each encosure) set up in raid array ..2nd enclosure serves as as backup,i did not mirror enclosures as this would slow things down as i understand it.
this is a good solution,i did not feel good about cramming 4-5 drives in G5 enclosure designed for 2 drives too many heat/fan /noise related issues potentially check out @ OWC

lane_hagood · Post by **lane_hagood** » Wed May 10, 2006 8:17 pm

macsrock wrote:i need extra hard dries for my g5 but as far as i can tell it can only take 1 more. i need at least 2 more to run audio and samples from. how can i do this?
cheers
paul

check out www.sonnetech.com jive drive. i believe it lets you add five drives to a g5 tower.
yes i just checked this is correct here is a link http://www.sonnettech.com/product/g5_jive.html

resomedia · Post by **resomedia** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:20 pm

five drives to a g5 tower

With two drives it's already pretty warm in there. I can't imagine the heat level generated with all of that...

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how many internal harddrives will the g5 take?

how many internal harddrives will the g5 take?

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