On: A custom-designed IDE SSD for old PCs

[andrewf]

Can anyone recommend a specific device they've observed to work on a G4 Mac mini? (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087CL5KHL and https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z67GX6W together did not work. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QN9STY7 and a random SATA drive did not work and did not fit)

[duffyjp → andrewf]

The eBay listings are long gone, but in 2019 I ordered an adapter and a cheap used Samsung sata m.2 and they work perfectly in my G4 Mac Mini.

The SSD listing descriptions were:

* "2 Pack M.2 NGFF SATA SSD to 2.5 inch IDE 44PIN Converter Adapter with Case"

* "256GB SATA-III Solid State Drive M.2 2280 Samsung PM871 MZ-NLN2560 Lenovo SSD"

[visualphoenix → andrewf]

I used https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Addonics/ADSAIDE/ to upgrade some Glyph drives to ssd when connected to a g5 audio rig a few years ago

[xmodem → andrewf]

I've had success with this one, with a G4 mini. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00AQT2LRK/ref=ppx_yo_dt...

[Palomides → andrewf]

I use this in my 3400c, probably fine for your mac mini https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00AQT2LCU

[giantrobot → Palomides]

There used to (maybe still are) PATA SSDs from a brand called King Spec on Amazon that I have used in a number of machines. I have used them in a G3 PowerBook (Lombard), a Sony VAIO laptop, and an IBM ThinkPad. These are all just for funsies machines so I make no claims of those drives' reliability. I don't have any irreplaceable data on any of those drives.

[BirAdam → andrewf]

I’ve used an IDE to CF adapter successfully.