Can the G4 MDD support internal 1TB hard drives

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I want to add more storage to my G4 Mirror Door. Can my G4 MDD support internal 1TB hard drives? Will I need to buy a PCI hard drive controller card?
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Can you use a larger drive (500GB) on the ATA 66 bus as well as the ATA 100? I have a 750GB on the ATA bus, but have gotten conflicting answers from Mac pros regarding the size drive that will work in the ATA 66 bus. I have a
Machine Name: Power Mac G4
Machine Model: PowerMac3,6
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (2.1)
Number Of CPUs: 2
CPU Speed: 867 MHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
L3 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
Memory: 1.75 GB
Bus Speed: 133 MHz
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