Quicksilver Mac

I have a Quicksilver 867mhz. ...

Panther has been a 'dream' in comparision to some of the 'nightmares' I've suffered under previous Mac operating systems. ...

all G4 models up until the Quicksilver series have an IDE controller on the motherboard which will only recognise up to 128GB of any drive. ...

DeltaMac, you helped me to get to this point, now I'm a little confused and perhaps you can enlighten me. You may recall, I have a G4 (see the quoted info ) I purchased the ATA133 card. I have the 160gb hard drive. But there was a "NOTE" in the instructions that caused me to hesitate. It notes that I use the 40pin/80 wire ULTRA ATA cable to connect two drives. I want to...

I am currently using the latest version of Norton Anti Virus on my 2001 G4 QuickSilver 1. ...

Glad you displayed that 'Large Drive" Facts paragraph. If your G4 is a 933, that would make it a Quicksilver 2002, and should support that 160GB with no added card needed. ...

This is from the site that Satcomer suggested I go to. So, do I need a new PCI controller or not? I hate throwing money away. I supposedly have a 133 bus with ATA protocol currently. What do I need to make sure I can format the 160 gig to 160? Exactly. So, I can shop! ;-) About "Big Drive" (>137GB) Support: As mentioned in the site FAQ (IDE hard drive section) and...

I was at a store today that specializes in MAC stuff (vs. the Apple store) and lo and behold I SAW MY FIRST mirrored door tower!!! And, so the mystery was finally solved. Mine is the quicksilver. So, I was told to get a PCI Controller , A-card? Huh? I was at COMPusa and looked at PCI controllers with 133 which is what I have. I've also heard the company "Sonnet" mentioned. So,...

my overclocked Motorola 7450 CPU had heat problems, and the only solution, save in winter, was to run the Power Mac G4 with the case open, which is inelegant. ...

Granted, the processor is only one hardware part of many that enables a Mac to perform faster. ...