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  • August 3, 2007 at 5:25 pm #369649
    vudutu
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    I have a stock Apple G5 XServer Dual 2 Gig processors and three 233 gig Hitachi Serial ATA drives. I have my OS on drive one, faculty homes on drive two and student homes on drive three. I need to increase drive capacity for students. Apple does not sell a larger drive as a retail part. I can buy a 400 gig drive as a service part #661-3360. Should I do this or can I buy a 500 gig Western Digital Caviar se16 model wd5000aaks. Take the old Apple 250 gig drive out of the Apple drive module and put the WD in it.

    August 8, 2007 at 3:51 pm #369672
    vudutu
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    Update FYI for anyone else trying to figure this out, I have this confirmation from other folks…
    “We have put 750 gig drive modules in G5 Xserves,
    regardless of what Apple says, installed 1 terabyte SATA drives in Apple Drive Modules and they
    have worked, it is NOT a best practice to put non-Apple OEM drives in the
    modules brackets, If you have a choice, and the budget to pay for it, get an
    “official” Apple Module, which is covered by a good warranty. “

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