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Sorry for the lack of responses; just getting back to this now. I should add: this is all experimentation. Thank you all for your helpful responses!! 😃 Now…while yes, I’m sure this will be slower due to USB 1.0, I still want to see what happens when I make this mod on the Maxtor external HD...

Hmmm. Edited to add: yeah; Firewire 400. :confused:

I got a 5 port USB 2.0 PCI card yesterday off eBay. It works fine. Thanks for the responses, everyone! The link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/255692476861

I could save that adapter to put an additional internal drive in the MDD-I still have spaces for two additional drives in it. I might just order that external case you recommended! :)

Interesting side note: I wonder if there is a limitation to what size HD my MDD can view. I have a 1 TB Iomega drive, and while I can view it on my Mac Mini, I can't view it on the MDD; I get a prompt saying its "not recognized by this computer". (This is under Tiger; I have dual boot-the other...

I already ordered a Crucial 250 gig SSD and this. The Maxtor HD case is still good, so I want to continue to use it...

Would this work?

Further disassembly.

Hey folks...so, this is the first time I'm trying this. The drive was an 80 gig Maxtor external HD, and it bit the dust. I want to convert this to a 250 gig SSD external drive for my G4 MDD. What kind of adapter must I get to hook up the SSD?

Okay, I got the 5 port USB 2.0 card. Long story short-that flash drive went bad. I tried others and they work-on the G4.

At least with two of them. The flash drives work fine on the other Macs.

Okay, I tried viewing the contents of the USB drive under OS 9.2. I can't view the files under List, but I can view them as Buttons or Icons. On my iMac (OSX Yosemite), I can view the flash drive just fine under various Views. Edited to add: I tried the PMU reset button anyway to see if it...

BTW- I already put in an order for a 5-port hi-speed USB 2.0. PCI adapter card for my MDD.

Hey folks, So, I'm playing around with the G4 MDD. I'm coming across some odd little problems- 1) After getting the PSU back from repair and installing it in the G4, I booted it up once or twice-then didn't touch it for a week. When I booted the G4 up later, I got a blank screen. After doing...

Thanks so much for your responses, folks! :D

Hey folks, So, I need to get a USB card for my G4 MDD. But given the age of this machine-should I look on eBay for used cards, or can I get a new card that might be outfitted with USB 3.0 but settle for the slower speeds? Or is the plug-in slot on the G4's motherboard only meant for older PCI...

It's strange that there isn't OSX DVD software-at least, I didn't see any. I may have to stop at Macintosh Garden... :unsure:

I want to look around for a back-up power supply. While the one that came with my clamshell iBook works, there's a break inside the power cable near the plug. None of the plastic around the plug is broken. I think this is simply due to age and use. Sometimes, you can see the flash of electricity...

So, I'm playing around with my clamshell iBook. While this machine has a 10-gig drive, it was stuffed with software that's taking up most of it: there's 6.54 gigs of data on it now, with 2.7 gigs free! 😂 There's quite a few games on here. 🙃 I'm having a wee bit of trouble with the DVD player-a...

Nah. I don't do that type of tinkering. It's arrived. Works nicely. Now, I have to figure out what kind of diagnostic software to get for it.