[Tom Bevington]

Great and helpful series of posts….

Just bought a G4 Xserve with two 60GB drives (Seagate Barracuda ATA V types – model ST3600015A) and two empty drive tray slots for $100.

I’m new to Mac server hardware and my jaw dropped when I saw what Apple wants for drives.

I’m trying to locate a source of two empty drive sleds into which I can put some newer, high-capacity drives.

I’m thinking if I can put 4 new 250 to 750 GB drives into this old G4 it could be a great platform for a home media server and content mgmt system I’ve been wanting to build – especially if the four drives were RAID-ed.

Any suggestions/hints on where I can obtain inexpensive drive sleds, and instructions on locating/installing/configuring newer/compatible non-Apple drives would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

Tom
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