elbaroni Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 Hi all. A Mac Mini question. I’ve recently acquired a Mini G4 1.25, which is the first one: PowerMac10,1. I want to use the thing as a bridge server from modern Mac to 68k. Everymac lists this as having an Ultra ATA/100 storage interface. OWC no longer seems to stock an SSD for this - they still sell their legacy product in a 3.5 form factor, but not the 2.5” required for the mini. Am I out of luck with internal solutions? Grateful for hints/advice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elbaroni Posted September 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 And would something like this help? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davidg5678 Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 I think you can do this with an mSATA to 2.5" IDE converter and a cheap mSATA SSD. This should also be cheaper than the product sold by OWC. https://www.amazon.com/mSATA-44pin-Notebook-Laptop-Enclosure/dp/B01GRMUQRG/ref=pb_allspark_session_sims_desktop_147_3/132-4666466-5741617?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01GRMUQRG&pd_rd_r=b8cea2cc-0f30-4312-9904-168d53a04931&pd_rd_w=NSwgW&pd_rd_wg=Rnoab&pf_rd_p=e500004d-dce5-4973-9afd-bba519c83f08&pf_rd_r=BJ7WR0Z053PXV77T0B7C&psc=1&refRID=BJ7WR0Z053PXV77T0B7C https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-120G-SSDNOW-UV500-MSATA/dp/B07CFRCKFN/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/139-7974699-0572325?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07CFRCKFN&pd_rd_r=292de73a-c8a5-4493-a171-d5287bba8a80&pd_rd_w=CI0Vm&pd_rd_wg=ckBZl&pf_rd_p=ce6c479b-ef53-49a6-845b-bbbf35c28dd3&pf_rd_r=P7BPY6A1X6V4SH97H7M1&psc=1&refRID=P7BPY6A1X6V4SH97H7M1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elbaroni Posted September 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 (edited) Ah, brilliant David — thanks. ive also managed to find this horror show: https://www.amazon.com/128GB-KingSpec-2-5-inch-SM2236-Controller/dp/B0091T4ZWU but the price is insane for 120gb. Edited September 19, 2020 by elbaroni Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waynestewart Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 Another option is an ide to CF adapter. I've been running a G4 MDD off one for a few years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimjimx Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 @elbaroni Here’s what I ended up doing, because an ATA to SATA adaptor will not fit in the drive compartment.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elbaroni Posted September 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Thanks Wayne and Jim. Several different options. Much appreciated. The G4 Mini server will be excellent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elbaroni Posted September 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 In the meantime this is fun: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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