Just ordered a MP and need some "set-up" advice...
Hi All,
Like some, I waited all through Nov, and Dec to see if Apple was going to come out with an "octo" configuration and can't wait any longer. I just ordered one through Amazon as well as 2 extra gigs (2x1gb) of RAM from OWC. I will probably be ordering a couple of Maxline Pro 500g for a RAID 0 drive.
I am upgrading from a REV A iMac G5 and a MDD dual 1.25 G4. I use my iMac for design software (PS, AI etc.) and the G4 for FCS and iTunes. I have an extra 250gb HD in the G4. In addition I have a 250g external (usb 2...yuk) drive and another external 500g FW800 Lacie drive that I use for backups and an occasion PS scratch disk.
Does anyone have any reccomendations on a good configuration for design and Final Cut work using my existing equip? I.E. Should I keep the music on the G4, or use it as a backup? I have been doing so much research since the MacPro's came out that my head feels like it's gonna blow.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
P.S. If Apple releases the "Octo Mac" at Macworld, I'm gonna slit my wrists.
Of course we're not allowed to speculate here on these forums, but last I heard (SPECULATION!!!) was that the octo will be an upgradeable solution to those of us who have the current MacPros... but don't count on what I say - PLEASE!!
Anyway -- I've been trying to hang onto my G4 as a seperate and controlable tower for a while... I must say - I'm going to finally get rid of it asap. Few things to keep in mind...
You need SATA drives in the MacPro - I'll wager your G4 has ATA drives. Don't work in the MacPro - EXCEPT you can slide it in your lower optical bay under the DVD drive and link it there... it's an ATA bus thingie.
Here's what I did... I bought a bunch of 320gig drives for about 100us and hooked the two machines up via Gigabite ethernet. Then, just copied the files to the new drives. And actually -- speed was fast enough that I was able to run FCS with the media on the network drives. Workable solution for the short term.
Good luck,
CaptM
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