Ultra ATA 133/100 IDE RAID PCI Controller Card, how to install?

I have a 200 gig Maxtor hard drive in my G4 but I am only getting to use128 gigs. So I got the above card and installed it in one of the empty PC slots. But I can't figure out just how to properly make the connection. When I the drive to either the black or blue connector on the card my computer does not see it at all. The drive does not show up in System Profiler or in Disk Utilities.
Can anyone help?
Thank you, Peter
G4 AGP Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Is it a Mac compatible card? Who made it? Contact that manufacturer.

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https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=100952.0

C2D?
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(NOT Neo2)
Intel Pentium D 940 3.2GHz
Corsair Value S. PC4200 DDR2 2048MB
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IDE1
IDE2
IDE3
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Raid0
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Seeking an inexpensive PCI controller card to unlock the full size & speed of my newly installed 400 GB Seagate Ultra ATA HD, which is currently limited to the 137 MB cap of my oldschool Quicksilver G4.
Looking for widely available card that I could possibly find in-store. I have perused the discussion boards at length but feeling more confused.
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Should I upgrade the RAM, the Processor, and add an ATA/133 card?!

Hello!
I have a few more questions...
I only have 2 internal drives...
(one 300GB which is the main one that runs the applications and one 60Gb used as extra storage mainly for my video projects)
Do I need an ATA/133 PCI controller card for them?
will it really be worth it?
(meaning will it actually make a difference in speed or not?)
or do you only need one of those cards if you have 3 or 4 drives?
also,
would adding more RAM (up to the 2.0 GB limit)
(my comp is currently at 1.25 GB)
make a huge difference?
and the processor...
if i upgrade it to the 1.8 GHz
(it's currently at 867 MHz)
will it be a major improvement?
i guess I'm asking if i would benefit in upgrading
everything:
the RAM,
the processor,
and adding an ATA/133 PCI controller card
or would just upgrading/adding one or two of these be suffice?
I'm seriously looking into upgrading my comp but I want to know
what benefits me and what won't really make a difference
-Cristina-
p.s.
I know I posted this somewhere earlier,
but I'm just so anxious :/
I've been looking at so much information that my head feels like it's going to explode!

Hi-
You don't need a controller card.
If you keep your main drive(s) on the ATA/100 bus (rear carrier), and add (if you like) up to two drives to the ATA/66 (forward carrier) bus, for storage, archives, etc., you will have fine performance from all drives.
If you are going to add a drive, I would add a larger drive to the ATA/100 bus, and move the smaller (60gb) to the ATA/66 position, relegated to storage. Your graphics work (is it?) will then run well on the two drives on the ATA/100 bus.
In a G4, running with maximum RAM (2gb) is always a good performance move, and helps reduce the "spinning beachball", especially with large graphics files. As for "huge difference", not as such, but, RAM is one of the cheapest (especially now) performance buys that can be had, and more RAM is always better than less.
Upgrading to dual 1.8ghz processors would be a "Wow!" type of upgrade, compared to the current dual 867mhz processors. Be advised, that processor upgrades require that you be able to boot to OS 9 prior to installing the processor upgrade. This is to apply necessary "patches" to allow the system to use the new processors. If you don't still have a boot-able OS 9 installed on your machine, you will need to have that ability prior to a processor upgrade.
Another processor upgrade option, would be to change your processors to dual 1.25 or 1.42mhz processors from another MDD. The difference from a 11.25 dual processor, and the dual 1.8, is really between 10-15% increase in performance, with the 1.25mhz providing about 20-25% increase over the dual 867mhz processors. The main problem with this approach, is that there are some modifications that must be made, which aren't the average "do it yourself" type of work.
In the end, though, you may want to take the upgrade money, $600+, sell the MDD, $300+, and put the money on a new Mac. Don't get me wrong, I like upgrades, but it is as much to tinker, as it is to boost performance. And, at the end of the day, I don't need a new Mac. If you don't, either, you will be happy with the upgrades.

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I am finally going to expand my computer and buy another hard drive. My 80 GB keeps getting too full. Seemed so big when I got my new computer 3 1/2 years ago after a 2 GB hard drive. : - )
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ATA 133 question

I am finally going to expand my computer and buy another hard drive. My 80 GB keeps getting too full. Seemed so big when I got my new computer 3 1/2 years ago after a 2 GB hard drive. : - )
Can you use a hard drive that has an ultra ATA 133 interface in a G4 MDD 1.0 Ghz computer? The specs for my computer state that only ATA 100 and ATA 60 are supported. What happens if you put an ATA 133 in a ATA 100 slot or an ATA 100 in an ATA 60 slot?
Has anyone used a Seagate 400 GB drive Model # ST3400632A-RK in an older Mac successfully?
Thanks,
Tammy

ATA133 is backward supported in an MDD, it can run off either the up front ATA66 controller or the rear ATA100 controller.
do you have any other HD's other than the main 80GB boot drive?
is your plan is to replace the 80GB boot drive with the 400GB or just to add on the 400GB as a 2nd drive?
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and also when you do get your new HD, make sure you set the jumpers to Cable Select. It normally works easier than the good old Master and Slave routine as with older models.
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