iMac - iMac G5 SATA HD Mod

aamir · aamir #1 (**permalink**)

07-16-2007, 04:16 AM

So here's a question for anyone. I have a 1.6 GHz iMac G5 and I wanted to add more storage space to it. Instead of buying a new 500GB SATA drive could I just mod the case of the iMac and plug a SATA cable into the motherboard and then plug the other end into a SATA port multiplier and then plug in 5 extra drives? Would the SATA controller on the iMac recognize the 5 other SATA drives plugged into the port multiplier? Then I would just use one of those disks as a boot disk or just plug in the old one on one of the 5 ports.

iRye · iRye #2 (**permalink**)

07-16-2007, 12:35 PM

Yeah, if you're brave. The iMac G5 you have was one of the easier to upgrade iMacs.

aamir · aamir #3 (**permalink**)

07-18-2007, 03:16 AM

I figured you could just take a dremel to the case and make a small opening for the SATA cable to come out of. The drives would definitely run a lot cooler than they do in the case if the temp readings I am getting from istat are correct. A nice way to have a computer that looks good with a decent amount of powe and a lot of storage if you cant afford a mac pro

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aamir #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 16, 2007 Posts: 10	07-16-2007, 04:16 AM So here's a question for anyone. I have a 1.6 GHz iMac G5 and I wanted to add more storage space to it. Instead of buying a new 500GB SATA drive could I just mod the case of the iMac and plug a SATA cable into the motherboard and then plug the other end into a SATA port multiplier and then plug in 5 extra drives? Would the SATA controller on the iMac recognize the 5 other SATA drives plugged into the port multiplier? Then I would just use one of those disks as a boot disk or just plug in the old one on one of the 5 ports.
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iRye #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 01, 2007 Location: Cow Town, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,991 Mac Specs: PowerBook G4 15 inch 1.5 GHz, iMac	07-16-2007, 12:35 PM Yeah, if you're brave. The iMac G5 you have was one of the easier to upgrade iMacs.
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