Any tips on what to watch out for during the installation? nick
on 8/26/02 5:50 AM, Paige H. Adams at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 8/25/02 6:44 PM, "Randall Van Schepen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I wonder if anyone on list has had this experience upgrading a hard disk on >> a Pismo or other PowerBook. I was about to purchase a IBM 48GB hard drive on >> ebay from someone with a Pismo who was getting rid of it. Come to find >> through an email question to him that he is getting rid of it because it >> doesn't work on his PowerBook. Nothing to do with IBM, or his current OS, >> but with the electrical "draw" of the hard drive. According to him the specs >> for Pismos are 0.5 amperes while the IBM Travelstar 48GB requires a full 1 >> ampere. I have never seen any discussion of this issue in any of the sites I >> have perused about dropping a new 2.5" drive into a Pismo. > > I just installed the IBM TravelStar 48GB drive in my Pismo 500 (orig. 20GB > drive) about two weeks ago. No problems at all, and the system runs much > faster with the new drive. > > -pha > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
