TITLE
    Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White): No Support For Hard Drive in Zip Drive Expansion Bay
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		58200
1/1/99
4/28/00
TOPIC

    The Zip drive bay in a Power Macintosh G3 or Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) computer is not designed to accommodate a hard drive.

DISCUSSION

    The drive bay is reserved exclusively for a Zip drive. A hard drive generates additional heat and has not been certified for use in the Zip drive bay. Other 3.5-inch height removable ATA-3 drives may be compatible. Check with the vendor of the drive for compatibility information and technical support.

    Additional hard drives are intended to be mounted on the bottom of the case and require a SCSI card. Only Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) computers with the U bracket in the hard drive expansion bay and a dual connector IDE cable can support two IDE drives in master and slave configuration. If the computer did not come with the dual connector IDE cable and U bracket, then additional hard drives are intended to be mounted on the bottom of the case and require a SCSI card. For further information, see the following Tech Info Library article:

    Article 58193: " Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White): Additional Hard Drive Installation Options "

Document Information
Product Area: Computers
Category: Power Macintosh
Sub Category: Power Macintosh G3 - Blue and White

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