B&W G3 expansion - G4/acard66/radion 7000/dvd burner/ilife

I picked up a 350 for $9 on ebay, no hd, so I put a hd and running 10.3.9. Several questions
1. having a tougth time upgrading to a 466G4 as I need 9 so I can run update to firmware, loaded 9.1 did clean install, it will not reboot, has happy mac and sits there.
Should I prom reset (which one is prom reset switch on mb)
2. Acard 66 (same as sonnet), which slot should I put it in and how big a drive will it see?
3. Radion 7000 - which drivers?
4. Can I use any dvd burner to install tiger, or do I need the 4 disk set.
5. Will ilife 6 install wit the g4 or does it check model?
g3 350 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

"Should I prom reset (which one is prom reset switch on mb)"
If you mean the PRAM, you can reset that with the keyboard, as long as you get as far as the startup chime when you try to start up.
To reset the PRAM, as soon as you hear the startup chime, press and hold the Command, Option, P and R keys until you hear three more chimes.
"Acard 66 (same as sonnet), which slot should I put it in and how big a drive will it see?"
128GB. It can go in any of the three long slots (don't put it in the short one).

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My introduction and a hardware discussion.

Hello Adobe forums.
Its nice to meet you all. This is going to be a heavy first post, hopefully it will bloom into a great discussion.
I have been reading and learning and just wracking my brain around all the great info here for building a NLE system.
For starters let me introduce my self, I am Erik, and I have been a long ago user of Premier. In fact I was in undergrad when i made my first cut and ripple delete. that was 1999 and I think there wasnt even premier pro, my memory recalls premier 7 or something, then a year into college it changed to PP. I might have that all mixed up too.
So anywho, cut on adobe all thru undergrad and then went to grad school and learned the Avid system. I have no hang ups about either system, in my experience a cut is a cut and a dissolve is a dissolve no matter what system makes it.
I am now released from grad school and am out on my own again, in my life I will never be able to afford an avid system like our school had, with a nitrous, composers in the big lab and a huge audio booth with avid something for multi track mastering. I want to touch back to my roots there for I have chosen to return to adobe, in the flavor of production premium.
I am excited to see what's different and also about being able to work with out rendering, I remember the days when in order to see anything i had to first render, make a tiny change then render again, you all know this cycle too well i am sure.
I am a simple one thing at a time guy, independent, I dont unless specifically asked edit for clients. I write my shorts and full lengths, shoot them, edit them and play on the festival circuit.
So that is my intention for my NLE system.
I will say I am exceedingly happy with a lot of the info on this forum. In school sadly we are only taught the artisan side of editing and those areas, the digital science end is left to our own exploration. since starting my research I went from the basic concept of data rate of the camera and how big a memory card I need, to the more important how fast the memory card can write. Also applying this knowledge to the concepts in the computer for the NLE, so a big thanks to the guys I see adding valuable info such as, Harm, ADK boys, Videoguys and other members with great input. Thank to you all.
After all that lets talk about the prospected build.
CPU: 3960, socket 2011. I was satisfied with a lga 1155 but you all convinced me i can have a longer living machine with room for improvements over the next few years.
MBO: ASUS X79 sabertooth.
Ram: Gskill ripjaws Z 1600 64gig pack.
GPU: asus gtx 680 4gb ddr5
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SSD2: Render and export, Intel 335 series 240gb
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hdd2: Cache "same as above"
hdd3: Media"ditto"
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Now lets discuss my personal work flow.
I shoot nikon d800, with a Pix 220 external recorder. I use DNxHD codec at 220Mbs @8 bitdepth.
My editing style is one thing at a time. I am a simple man, when i cut, i cut. I don't have the multitasking ability to cut one project while doing effects in AE and render in the background. Just too much for me to do at once.
I am a patient man, and like i said above I dont have clients so when I render/export I usually just walk away or go eat/sleep whatever. My time is my own so my deadlines are for festival entries. Of course I want as quick as possible, who would turn down speed?
Going back to one thing at a time, this is where i became strange from my fellow students, when I am finished with a project I am done. I dont go back and tweak like many of my former colleagues. When I make the export, bar any major problems, the video file is placed on a back up external hdd and a disc, then the work computer is formatted and ready for the next project.
Me thinks that covers all aspects of my workflow, if there is anything more specific you need to know please ask.
My questions for discussion.
first and foremost, look over the parts and please point out any things you see as funky, missing or things that will have issues that you learned from your experience.
I know you will all suggest a raid0 some where. For this point in time I would like to stick to single drives with single tasks to keep them from reading and writing at the same time or at least to a minimum. I like to have stability of my data, but I also understand that perhaps there is a speed requirement for my codec to play back smoothly. So if I must, I am open to raid0 in the future when i can afford a stable backup of all the stuff.
Leading to my next question. Of a few posts out there in adobe forums, the general idea is a hdd can playback pretty heavy duty video if the hdd is purposed for video only. I am using 220Mbs would the WD CB be able to handle that if dedicated?
please look at the intended use for my drives, I am only copying what i have seen as advice on the forums, but would like some input as to the how and why you would make one drive as the cache, media and projects drives. any other suggestions for what would be a better use of single drives?
i need your help to educate me in some things i couldn't find on my own. Several times i see members talk about streams, is a stream meaning playing the timeline in multiple monitors? or is it also refering to multiple video tracks. video 1,2,3,4, playing at once?
Are filters considered streams? since i shoot dslr i have to automatically use 3 filters off the bat, rolling shutter remove, color, and a touch of sharpness. sorry for the basic info like i said i was taught the artisan side of editing first.
I am very used to taking my footage from the camera storing it, then importing and transcoding in the Avid to a low low bit rate to make the editing smooooth. A bit rate of 36Mb or so, then after picture lock, connecting with my orginal media for the color correction post effects and export.
since it has been sooo long and I have learned so much, I would assume that PP allows for this type of online off line editing style, does it?
Personally I would rather not have to transcode and edit natively, which as I can see, is what adobe is selling since cs5
I think thats a great place to stop. You guys dont need to write me a text book for an answer, like i did above, please point to links and I will read. If you fingers really want to type away and I will read it too.
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ESR

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How? it slows it down a bit here and there, and it seems to cause some crash, force quit not bsod, when closing adobe programs. what happens and how i know a crash is coming is when closing PR, the second monitor will stay full screen on the last image and not move. If i dont hit the windows button or alt tab to another program it will sit there for hours, after the tab or windows key then windows says it stopped responding and to force it to close.
any one else having similar issues? or any recommendations as to some setting in windows/bios/adobe that i may have over looked.
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after disabling anything asus in the services tab i have not had this issue for a week now.
do you guys with asus MBO use their software? or do you guys just skip it all together? and have you experienced these bugs?
one thing about this long lag issue that looms in the back of my mind (even with it hopefully solved) is i never had this type of lag while on the OS ssd. After I plugged in the other 6 drives the next boot was absolutely awful. It took me 30mins to format each one, due to i couldn't control the mouse for more than second and then it would register my movement and shoot me across the screen so i had to baby step it back to the drive format window.
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share with me if any of you have had this type of experience on your build and what you did to overcome it incase i missed a step in bios or in windows setup.
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I run ahci mode on intel and marvell. not a raid man.
the ports are filled as such.
intel sata 6 has my os/programs ssd and the render/export ssd.
the asus dvd burner is on a intel sata 3
the other 3 intels are just wd black hdd
the marvel has 2 additional wd hdd.
like i said the massive lag cam after i plugged all that in, formatting made it intermittent and removing asus software seems to have solved it. just looking for experiences and any missed steps.
second wierd thing is, and perhaps this is why you guys call it QUIRKtime. I can not export dnxhd quiktime format to my render/export drive. It is a intel 335 ssd with latest firmware, (sorry Harm, the specs were great and the price was too) i have all permissions on the drive, but every time i try to export to it in that format i get the export faild can not create source file. All other formats work with out a hitch, just dnxhd quicktime at any resolution.
and lastly, i must be an idiot but i cant seem to get PR to render my audio effects, or that there just not big enough to place them on the drive. its odd, PR is set to have audio previews on its own HDD, and PR creates the folder for renders/previews but never puts anything into them.
Also when i click render audio, its instant playback, faster than i can hit home and l. I have tried to make the files complex with many many filters and effects on audio but no dice.
exported time lines, and sending projects to SG, AE, audition everything works just fine, but its like i will fill up my audio previews HDD with nothing but empty folders. anyone had this issue before? I have settings set to render audio at the same time as video.
those are the only bugs as of now to report. this sytem like i said at stock speed is blindingly fast for me and my work flow, I see a loooong life for this computer.
thank you for reading and thank you all for your input on my little issues, it will save my hair.
Erik.

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Bay type Quantity 5.25" Two (One available) 3.5" Two (One available) Personal Media Drive One (One available) Pocket Media Drive One (One available)
Keyboard and mouse HP multimedia keyboard HP PS/2 optical mouse
Remote Control USB infrared remote control,Remote control expansion card with IR ports,IR emitter cable to transmit codes to a set top box

Based on what you've posted, your computer does not have the right tuner. You need a QAM tuner to record locals from FiOS, or a CableCard tuner to record all local and cable channels from FiOS.
QAM tuners to record local channels only
This requires Windows Vista or Windows 7
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250
SiliconDust HDHomeRun (info on a sale)
CableCard tuner to record local and cable channels
This requires Windows 7 + one CableCard from Verizon for $3.99/mo
ATI TV Wonder Digital PC CableCard Tuner (records one channel at a time) -- $200-$250 on ebay
Ceton MOCUR tuner (records four channels at a time) -- coming in early 2010 for $400-$600
Make sure your computer has Windows 7 Home Premium (or better) installed. That's necessary to support CableCard tuners.
If you are the original poster (OP) and your issue is solved, please remember to click the "Solution?" button so that others can more easily find it.

New to the MAC world - can you suggest a new drive for my G4?

Hi, I'm a newcomer to the MAC world after using Windows for years. I'd long wanted to make the switch and now my chance has come I'm absolutely delighted.
At the moment I'm still finding my way around but I already have an idea about upgrade choices and the first is to replace the Hitachi GD-7000 DVD-ROM drive. It appears to be unable to read at least one commercial DVD and has problems with some data CDR/RW's from my collection (the same discs work fine in numerous standalone players and other DVD drives).
Although I live in a "region 2 zone", I buy lots of region 1 films via Amazon and out of 7 discs tried using VLC only one worked (they all work on my PC's) - is this because of regional coding issues such as RCE or rather the Hitachi's age?
I realise that ultimately the drive will have to be replaced and I would appreciate it if you could please offer suggestions on suitable drives.
Thanks,
Jay
PowerMac AGP Sawtooth Mac OS X (10.3.9) 512MB RAM Dell 17" Monitor
PowerMac AGP Sawtooth Mac OS X (10.3.9) 512MB RAM Dell 17" Monitor

Thanks a lot for all the feedback, I've visited the links that you posted for me to check out and tomorrow I'm going to buy the Pioneer DVR-110D. As Malcolm stated, it can be picked up very cheaply (£23!)
http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/productinfo.php?cPath=10_34&productsid=567&osCsid=5032a3a66dd48b74203e6699d03a3fbd
Thanks again,
Jay

Help me choose a W541 (or perhaps a Dell M3800)

I'm looking for a notebook workstation for photography, video and graphics use (along with general computing). I've narrowed it down to the W541 and the M3800 - while the W550s may seem the closer competitor to the M3800, I don't want the slower dual-core processor. The Retina Macbook Pro would also be a consideration, except that I don't like Apple's philosophy on expansion (don't even consider it!). In either the Lenovo or Dell case, I'd upgrade the machine using a 512 GB Samsung 840 Pro SSD I already own, and probably add a 1 TB SSD as well down the line (using a mini card on the Dell, and putting one of the two drives in the Ultrabay on the Lenovo). In either case, it would end up with 1.5 TB of all-SSD storage (I'd buy the machine with a 500 GB hard drive that I'd promptly remove, in order to avoid factory upgrade prices).
In favor of the W541 are the faster processors (and graphics if the K2100 will make a difference in my application), the keyboard and pointing devices, the built-in color calibration (I'd order either machine with the top-end display) and the 32 GB RAM capacity.
In favor of the Dell are the size and weight and the 4k IGZO display.
If I bought the Lenovo, I could get either the 4910MQ and the K1100 graphics or the 4810MQ with the K2100 for roughly the same price as the (less configurable) Dell. I'm also willing to consider the ~$250 more expensive configuration with both the 4910MQ and the K2100, if both will make a difference in the various Adobe apps (including Premiere, which is probably the biggest processor hog of the bunch). I'm ignoring the Extreme Edition processor, because those are never worth their very high prices (Intel's fault, not Lenovo's).
I don't see any way of avoiding the DVD burner on the Lenovo configuration page... Is it possible to order with a 2.5" drive adapter (only)? I don't want the RAID setup, because I'm going to use two different drives, neither supplied by Lenovo. I know the burner is user-replaceable with a drive adapter, but why pay for it if it's going to be removed? I'd order with no storage if I could, but nobody sells computers that way - I'm going to have to toss a 500 GB hard drive in either case
Would you go with the Lenovo or the Dell? If the Lenovo, 4810MQ or 4910MQ? K1100 or K2100? CAD is not a consideration, and neither is gaming, although GIS may very well be (secondary to the Adobe stuff, but I do use ArcGIS, and this would be a heck of a nice Arc machine!).
Dan

I have had a Dell M3800 since January 2014. I use it for high-end structural engineering MathCAD modeling as well as professional-level Photoshop image development. I should say "used it" because it is now virtually dead. I have never abused the unit, but it has traveled with me to several international locations and worked really well until the last trip in February.
While on a cruise through Antarctica in February, the M3800 decided it would not come out of hibernation. I tried all combinations of power button pushes and lid openings to no avail. Finally, the unit started beelping...seven beeps followed by a pause then seven more beeps. It stayed that way for four days while on the ship...keeping me from getting my work done.
When I got home, the M3800 suddenly decided to start working again. I was pleasantly surprised and assumed the failure had something to do with the ship...until it happened again four weeks later. This time it did not recover after sitting idle for a few days.
The unit was just one month out of the one year warranty when it started to fail, but I initiated repair through Dell anyway. To make a long story short, Dell initially misdiagnosed the problem as a system board failure. When their contract repairman came to my office and replaced the system board, the problem was still there. The repairman came back a few days later with a new LCD screen/cover. That fixed the blank sc reen and beeping, but the unt would no longer charge when plugged into a power outlet. The Dell repairman came back a third time to fix the charging problem and replaced the system board again. That fixed the charging issue, but one fan no longer worked. The one that did continue to work made way more noise than both fans made before this failure.
With all of these failures happening one after the other, I bit the bullet and ordered a Lenovo W550s this week. I expect to get similar performance, but much better reliability. I considered the W541, but weigth is important to me and the W550s won out. It is suppose to have a better build quality than the W541 as well.
W550s: i7-5600U, K620M, 16 GB RAM, 1TB 850 Pro SSD, Win 7 Pro

Ata problems with new dvd drive. [SOLVED]

I just bought a new dvd-burner. At the first boot I noticed a lot of messages along the lines of:
ata2 exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen
and an extremely long boot time. 3 to 5 minutes. When finally booting in to system the drive seems very sluggish to mount. Should I disable sata and pata in mkinitcpio? Is my new hardware crap?
Its a Samsung Writemaster DVD-burner btw.
Last edited by Ashren (2008-01-29 22:27:44)

Do you have an idea where the problem could lie?
Here's my lspci -v:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82875P/E7210 Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0157
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Capabilities: <access denied>
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82875P Processor to AGP Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 64
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64
Memory behind bridge: fd000000-feafffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f0000000-f7ffffff
00:06.0 System peripheral: Intel Corporation 82875P/E7210 Processor to I/O Memory Interface (rev 02)
Flags: fast devsel
Memory at fecf0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0157
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at ff80 [size=32]
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0157
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
I/O ports at ff60 [size=32]
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0157
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
I/O ports at ff40 [size=32]
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0157
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at ff20 [size=32]
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0157
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
Memory at ffa80800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev c2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
Memory behind bridge: fcf00000-fcffffff
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) IDE Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0157
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
I/O ports at 01f0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 03f4 [size=1]
I/O ports at 0170 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0374 [size=1]
I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16]
Memory at febffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801EB (ICH5) SATA Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO])
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0157
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
I/O ports at fe00 [size=8]
I/O ports at fe10 [size=4]
I/O ports at fe20 [size=8]
I/O ports at fe30 [size=4]
I/O ports at fea0 [size=16]
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0157
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 18
I/O ports at eda0 [size=32]
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0157
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
I/O ports at edc0 [size=64]
Memory at febffa00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
Memory at febff900 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <access denied>
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 01b9
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 19
Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at fea00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0157
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 17
Memory at fcfff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at df40 [size=64]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Perhaps some sort of interrupt (IRQ) issue?
Last edited by Ashren (2008-01-29 20:42:25)

Upgrading DVD - Add SATA card & Drives -SIMPLE

I just thought I would pass on my successful upgrading and expansion of my Dual 2.0A G5. I'm not endorsing the following products - just want to identify what worked in my scenario.
I bought an internal Pioneer DVR-111D DVD burner (16X and Dual Layer capable) for under $50 new. I followed the owner's manual that came with the G5 for replacing your optical drive. The instructions are clear and straight forward. The only thing you must do first is pop out the disk tray on the new drive using the paper clip emergency eject hole (before you install the drive). Then lift up on the front plate/door to remove this plastic piece so that the tray will open and extend out of the bay without hitting the computer frame. Out with the old 4X and in with the New 16X/DL. Booted up, called up System Profile and there was my new drive. Burned a 4.17GB test disk at 16X and all worked A-OK. No drivers, no configuring, Notta. Just Plug and Play.
Next, I bought OWC's Serial ATA 2-Channel PCI controller card, also OWC's dual bay external SATA HD enclosure box and two Maxtor 300 GB SATA hard drives. At $110 per 300 GB internal drive price, I've decided to archive all my paying video projects to their own individual drives and store them. Between the drive and original tapes I'm covered and the price for storage only gets better.
Again I followed the G5 owner's manual for installing a PCI card. Here is the first snag to watch for IF your G5 has the PCI-X slots where Slots 2 & 3 are 64 bit, 100 MHz and Slot 4 is 64 bit, 133 MHz speed. This OWC SATA card was recognized in Sys Profile in Slot 4 but would not display the drives in the ATA Bus profile nor in Finder. I moved the card to Slot 3 and the 100 MHz speed was apparently more compatible. Sys Profile will identify the PCI Card as a SCSI type but don't let that throw you off. The ATA Bus Sys Profile recognizes two additional busses - one for each Maxtor drive ID'd as disk 2 and disk 3. Your DVD drive will also be listed as an ATA bus component.
The Maxtor internal drives I have come with two pair of jumper pins next to the cabling plugs. The drive arrived in a non-jumpered setting. You need to move the jumper over to the left pair to enable 1.5 Gb/s SATA transfer speeds. Its labeled J4 and also 1.5 Gb/s.
Lastly, this one bit me twice before I solved the mystery. I only had ONE drive show up in System Profile and on the Finder window initially. After much cable swapping, port swapping, rebooting, I went back INSIDE the dual bay enclosure to check cable connections. I noticed the data cable plug on the no-show drive was slightly askew due to other wiring pressing against it. I lined it back straight, powered everything up and that drive showed up now, BUT the other drive disappeared. Back in the box, yep, I bumped that ribbon cable plug on the other drive. Lined it back up and all works fine now. Watch out for these very "position sensitive" data cable plugs.
Summarizing: Even with the SATA card and dual external bay and the two new drives, there is NO configuring (other than giving a name to your new hard drives using Disk Utility). Truly PLUG & PLAY! The SATA card comes with a disk containing the instructions for setting up your 2 Channel card and dual drives in a RAID configuration. Very detailed. I'm not running RAIDs so I did not perform this very extensive procedure. Not sure if this would even be necessary once Disk Utility recognizes the new drives and DU has the ability to configure RAID drives much easier. Lastly, since I do a lot of video work and especially now in HD, larger drives are a necessity, BUT data speeds are also important with the high demands of realtime playback in FCP HD. I decided to go with the SATA bus speeds and drives rather than USB or Firewire drives to match the capabilities of my two internal SATA drives. If you plan to work in HD its probably a better way to go.
G5 Dual 2.0A / iBook G4 14" Mac OS X (10.4.7) 1.5GB ram/1.35TB SATA HDs/2x19"LCDs - 768MB ram/Airport, Sony Z1U, ADVC100

Kool, thanks

Advice needed: Moving from mac to pc - pc specs.

Hi all,
This is my first post. I have been using FCP on a mac for a few years now but its time for me to upgrade. I want to upgrade to 64bit, and also move away from FCP. I have decided that premier would be best for me, and am trying to figure out what is the best/most suitable pc I can get for my budget.
I am considering the following Hp Pavilion pc. I've always used mac but can't afford a new one, and feel a little out of my depth when it comes to pcs. Any advice/reccomendations would be appreciated. The specs for the Hp Pavilion are below.
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-2600 processor (3.4 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache)
Operating System
Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
RAM
8 GB DDR3
Graphics card
NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 with PureVideo® HD technology
Hard drive
2000 GB + 2 internal HDD bays
Optical disk drive
Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner + 2 external optical drive bays
Memory card reader
15-in-1 memory card reader
USB
2 USB 3.0, 8 USB 2.0
Modem/Ethernet
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
WiFi
Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n
Video interface
1 DVI (VGA via adapter), 1 HDMI
Audio interface
Onboard / Beats audio console, High Definition Audio 7.1
Expansion card slot
3 PCI-Express x1, 1 PCI-Express x16, 1 MiniCard
Keyboard & Mouse
Wireless keyboard and mouse
Accessories included
Wireless keyboard; Wireless optical mouse; HP Win7 Media Center Remote Control

Hi, Thank you for your response.
I am actually based in the UK (might be on the wrong forum?) - but I had a look at a custom built site here.
The following are specs that I can afford. I could go a little higher too. Do you think these are suitable? If not what should I change?
Thank you very much in advance. (The case is InWin Centinal Buc Black Gaming Case.)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i3-2120 Dual Core (3.30GHz, 3MB Cache) + HD Graphics
-----------2nd Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (Sandy Bridge)--------------
Intel® Core™i3-2130 Dual Core (3.40GHz, 3MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Intel® Core™i5-2500k Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Intel® Core™i7-2700k Quad Core (3.50GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics
-----------3rd Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (Ivy Bridge)--------------
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3470 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3550 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570K (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770K (3.5GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-M: MICRO-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
ASUS® P8Z77-V PRO: PCI-E 3.0 READY,WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
ASUS® SABERTOOTH Z77: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, THERMAL ARMOR
ASUS® MAXIMUS V GENE: M-ATX, INTEL Z77 ROG MOTHERBOARD
Memory (RAM)
2GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (1 x 2GB)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
16GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 4GB)
16GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 8GB)
32GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 8GB)
-----------KINGSTON HYPER-X 1600 MHz DDR3 MEMORY--------------
4GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz X.M.P(2 x 2GB KIT)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)
-----------KINGSTON HYPER-X 1866 / 2133 MHz DDR3 MEMORY--------------
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1866MHz X.M.P(2 x 4GB KIT)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P(4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU)
-----------NVIDIA® GEFORCE® GRAPHICS CARDS--------------
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE 210 - DVI,HDMI,VGA
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 610 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 620 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 630 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 640 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 550 Ti - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 690 DUAL GPU - 3 x DVI-I, 1 x mDP
-----------AMD® RADEON HD™ GRAPHICS CARDS--------------
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6450 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6570 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6670 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6770 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6850 - 2 DVI,HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6870 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7750 - DVI,HDMI,DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7770 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7850 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7870 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7950 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7970 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
2nd Graphics Card
NONE
-----------NVIDIA® GEFORCE® GRAPHICS CARDS--------------
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 550 Ti - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 690 DUAL GPU - 3 x DVI-I, 1 x mDP
-----------AMD® RADEON HD™ GRAPHICS CARDS--------------
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6770 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6850 - 2 DVI,HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6870 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7750 - DVI,HDMI,DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7770 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7850 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7870 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7950 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7970 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
3rd Graphics Card
NONE
-----------NVIDIA® GEFORCE® GRAPHICS CARDS--------------
1.25GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 570 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
-----------AMD® RADEON HD™ GRAPHICS CARDS--------------
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6770 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6850 - 2 DVI,HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6870 - 2 DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7750 - DVI,HDMI,DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7770 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7850 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7870 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7950 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
3GB AMD RADEON™ HD7970 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
3) hard drives, optical storage & memory card reader
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
250GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
-----------WESTERN DIGITAL HIGH PERFORMANCE SATA 6 Gb/s HDD's--------------
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5002AALX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
500GB VELOCIRAPTOR WD5000HHTZ, SATA 6-Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (10,000rpm)
1TB VELOCIRAPTOR WD1000DHTZ, SATA 6-Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (10,000rpm)
-----------WESTERN DIGITAL LOW POWER, PERFORMANCE GREEN DRIVES--------------
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
2TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD20EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB (Special Offer)
-----------6GB/s SOLID STATE DRIVES (SSD)--------------
120GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
180GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
180GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
480GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
90GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
480GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
NONE
250GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
2TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
3TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 64MB CACHE
-----------WESTERN DIGITAL HIGH PERFORMANCE SATA 6 Gb/s HDD's--------------
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5002AALX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
500GB VELOCIRAPTOR WD5000HHTZ, SATA 6-Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (10,000rpm)
1TB VELOCIRAPTOR WD1000DHTZ, SATA 6-Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (10,000rpm)
-----------WESTERN DIGITAL LOW POWER, PERFORMANCE GREEN DRIVES--------------
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EARX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
2TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD20EARS, SATA 3 Gb/s, 64MB (Special Offer)
3TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD30EZRX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE
-----------6GB/s SOLID STATE DRIVES (SSD)--------------
120GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
180GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
180GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
480GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
480GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
Show 3rd / 4th Hard Disk Options
RAID
NONE
RAID 0 (STRIPED VOLUME - 2 x same size & model HDD / SSD) (£9)
RAID 1 (MIRRORED VOLUME - 2 x same size & model HDD / SSD) (£9)
SSD CACHE DRIVE
NONE
20GB INTEL® SSD 313 SERIES - SLC CACHE DRIVE FOR SYSTEM / 1st HDD
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
-----------BLU-RAY™ OPTICAL DRIVES--------------
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£52)
10x LG BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£65)
12x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£79)
NONE
Show 2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive Options
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
NONE
4) system refinements
Power Supply
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)
-----------CORSAIR HIGH PERFORMANCE MODULAR POWER SUPPLIES--------------
CORSAIR 750W PRO SERIES™ HX750-80 PLUS® SILVER MODULAR (£114)
CORSAIR 1050W PRO SERIES™ HX1050-80 PLUS® SILVER MODULAR (£158)
CORSAIR 1200W PRO SERIES™ GOLD AX1200-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR (£206)
-----------FANLESS POWER SUPPLIES 100% SILENT--------------
500W FSP AURUM XILENSER - 100% Fanless SILENT 80+ GOLD PSU (£109)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155 STANDARD CPU COOLER
-----------ADVANCED PROCESSOR COOLING-------------------
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)
COOLIT ECO II A.L.C ADVANCED LIQUID COOLER (£59)
COOLIT ECO II FAT BOY PUSH/PULL CONFIG LIQUID CPU COOLER (£69)
COOLIT ECO II C240 DUAL RAD LIQUID CPU COOLER (Special Offer) (£89)
Fan Controller
NONE
NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans
AeroCool Touch 2000 LCD Touch Screen 4 Fan Controller + 2 x Front USB
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
-----------SOUND CARDS FOR MOVIES AND MUSIC--------------
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy™ SE (£19)
Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio (£32)
-----------SOUND CARDS FOR GAMING--------------
Asus Xonar DG 5.1 SoundCard & Headphone AMP (Award Winner) (£22)
Asus Xonar DGX 5.1-Channel Gaming Audio Card (£25)
ASUS Xonar DS - Bring Hi-Fi spirit to your Music, Movie & Games (£35)
Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium (£59)
Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D PCI-E Soundcard (£59)
Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional (£119)
Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion (£179)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
-----------WIRELESS NETWORK PCI CARDS--------------
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
DUAL-BAND WIRELESS 802.11N 450Mbps PCI-E CARD (£35)
-----------GAMING NETWORK CARDS--------------
KILLER 2100 GAMING NETWORK PCI-E CARD - FOR ONLINE GAMING (£55)
-----------WIRELESS & BROADBAND (FOR CABLE USERS)--------------
WIRELESS N PCI CARD & WIRELESS N BROADBAND ROUTER (£39)
-----------WIRELESS & BROADBAND (FOR BT LANDLINE USERS)--------------
WIRELESS N PCI CARD & WIRELESS N ADSL2+ MODEM ROUTER (£48)
-----------HOMEPLUGS - FAST & EASY USING YOUR ELECTRIC SOCKETS-----------
HomePlug 200 Mbps AV - Turn any Electrical Socket into a Network (£19)
2 x HomePlug 200Mbps - Turn any Electrical Socket into a Network (£38)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
-----------EXTRA USB OPTIONS & STANDARD USB PORTS--------------
4 PORT USB 2.0 INTERNAL PCI CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
2 PORT USB 3.0 INTERNAL PCI-EX CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
56KBPS INTERNAL V92 DATA/FAX/VOICE MODEM (Special Offer! £5)
Floppy Disk Drive
NONE
EXTERNAL 1.44MB USB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE (£12)
Firewire
NONE
3 Port IEEE 1394a Firewire PCI Card (£9)
SIIG 3-PORT FIREWIRE 800 (2x 9-pin, 1x 6-pin) PCI-Ex x1, TI Chipset
TV Card
NONE
PCTV SYSTEMS DVB-T DUAL TUNER DIGITAL FREEVIEW TV CARD
PCTV SYSTEMS DUAL TUNER TV CARD & WINDOWS MEDIA CENTRE REMOTE
HAUPPAUGE HI-DEF SATELITTE DVB-S2 TV RECIEVER (WinTV-NOVA-HD-S2)

11 Programs No Mac should be without!

I bought my Mac mini 05 Sept 2005 and realized that a lot of apps are needed to allow you to place nice with the ugly Windows-based world (poor saps!). Here's a short list of programs I've found invaluable as I've used Mac OS X. Just Google the name and you'll find a download for it.
1. VLC/MPlayer 2 - I actually have both, because I've found VLC cannot open some files MPlayer can and vice versa. Until a Tiger-compatible version of DivX comes out these apps are EXCELLENT and FREE!
2. WMV Player (Pro) - Although you can use Windows Media Player for Mac (which is a COMPLETE waste of code), Flip4Mac's WMV plug-in for Quicktime works flawlessly, and for about $15 higher than the standard codec/player, you can allow WMV Player Pro to re-encode .wmv files to another, more Quicktime-friendly format. Not free, however, $10 for WMV Player (plays .wmv files in Quicktime), $25 WMV Player Pro (in addition to the Player's features, allows you to re-encode .wmv files into another format).
3. BitTorrent - I don't use it that much, but whenever I need a file that Torrent-only, I have this li'l app handy to download the file. Not a necessary app for me, but worth the download. (Free)
4. LimeWire - Excellent P2P program. Allows downloading from Windows and Linux computers as well. Just don't go being all illegal-like and get the government on your tail. Last we thing we need is a Mac user behind bars and/or slapped with heft fines. We payed enough for the Mac as it is! (Basic is Free)
5. MPEG Streamclip - Excellent file converter within Quicktime-friendly formats. I use it to convert MPEG-1 files to MPEG-4 so I can put them on my iPod (it has a iPod Conversion preset!) or be able to edit them in iMovie (iMovie no likey MPEG-1 videos! Drops the audio). (Free)
6. StuffIt Expander - Allows the expansion of .sit files and whatnot. Nifty for Internet downloads and such. Good program to have around. (Free)
7. SaveHollywood - A nifty program that allows you to play Quicktime-friendly videos as your screen saver. I use mine to play DVDs I've copied (THAT I OWN OR MADE!; see below) and my home movies. (Free)
8. MacTheRipper - Nifty program for ripping DVDs into folders on your hard drive. You can opt to only rip certain parts, de-activeate Macrovision, and get rid of those pesky blocks that make you watch certain parts of the DVD. USE ON YOUR OWN DVDS! STEALING IS BAD! (Free).
9. HandBrake - Good to use with MacTheRipper. Can convert VIDEO_TS folders into OGG, AVI, or MP4 formats. You can set up HandBrake to export to iPod-friendly formats, but there is no preset yet, but it's expected in the next update. Can rip straight from a DVD (making MacTheRipper pointless), but I wouldn't recommend it. I wouldn't want my SuperDrive active that long. (Free)
10. Roxio Toast 7 - Another good program to use with MacTheRipper. Toast 7 has a Tiger-compatible version of DivX and is a beast of a CD/DVD burning application. Can burn disk images (great for getting iDVD projects on a DVD if you don't have a internal SuperDrive), among other nifty things. Pretty much the best third-party solution to getting your iLife on DVD. Check out it's website for a full overview of features. ($100)
10 Alternate. Roxio Popcorn - If you just want to make a copy of a DVD that you OWN, Popcorn does the trick nicely. You can use MacTheRipper to create the VIDEO_TS folder, then drag the folder into Popcorn. Popcorn can even strink and cut out parts of the DVD to allow it to fit on one single-layer DVD. I cut out everything except the English 2-channel audio and maybe the English subtitles. This allows for better video/audio quality. Keeping all the extras will degrade the quality of the video. But that wouldn't matter because if you want to watch the extras you can take the retail DVD off the shelf and pop it in because YOU OWN IT! ($50)
...and finally...
11. Microsoft Office for Mac - Let's face it folks. Microsoft won the productivity age. All major businesses use Micro$oft's file formats (save the corperations making the OpenOffice jump). So in order to keep up (and maintain a level of familiarity for Windows Switchers), Office isn't a bad choice. Yes, Apple's iWork and AppleWorks can open and work with Office formats, those programs aren't as powerful as Word and Excel, for example. The suite comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage, and VirtualPC (Professional Only!). (Standard Edition: $399, Professional Edition: $499, Student & Teacher Edition: $149)
Those are ones I use regularly. Other things I'd recommend to buy (if it interests you) are GarageBand Jam Packs, Quicktime Pro, and Adobe Photoshop Elements.
Are there any you would recommend?

Good idea, Daniel, but I think this should go in the User Tips Library. Although it may be better to discuss it here before it gets sent to another section, and there may already be a thread in the User Tips Library about this.
Now, here are my two cents :
I don't consider P2P software as invaluable. In fact, unless you are a heavy P2P user, I wouldn't recommend using any. Of course, Limewire is probably among the best (according to my brother who uses it, personally, although I admit possessing pirated software - mostly Microsoft's - I try to avoid getting into anything even partially illegal), but I heard or read somewhere that the version of Limewire with the spyware-like "features" was the Mac version, not Windows. Since then I think it's been removed, but who knows what they might have added ...
I've never tried Flip4Mac, but I think I might take the plunge one day or another. VLC plays .vmw files just fine, though, and even though it's not appropriate for hi-quality videos, it is able to convert .wmvs to a QuickTime-friendly format.
I agree that Safari is sometimes not as good as I would expect from Apple, but instead of Firefox, I prefer to use Camino, also from the Mozilla Foundation. It uses the same engine, and looks better (since the 1.0b1 release).
I use NeoOffice/J, which is a port of OpenOffice.org running natively on OS X, and it handles occasional .doc and .xls file editing very well. For me, no need to get Office:mac, with its prohibitive prices (especially in my country, Office:mac Pro costs CHF 929 - about 721$, Student & Teacher is CHF 249 - 193$), and I like being able to use Oo.org file formats.
MPEG Streamclip is indeed a very good app, and much faster than QT Pro by the way.
Stuffit Expander used to come as part of Mac OS X, but since Tiger it doesn't. It is freely available, w/out registration, through places like Version Tracker, where you can find about all the software mentioned in this thread.

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