on 07/01/03 22:11, David Stephenson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi. I've read a lot of good comments here about the IBM Travelstar > drives, and since I'm interested in a new drive, I found some good > prices on the new 5400 rpm ones. Dumb question: are these (or > Hitachis, which I also remember having seen getting good reviews from > the group) platform agnostic, or do I have to get one specifically > formatted for a Mac? Any preferred vendors? > Thanks in advance, > David Stephenson > > PS: this is in part due to my query last month based on how my PowerBook > saved my hip when I fell on a wet subway platform. I did a clean > re-install of the system, which seemed to have solved that problem, but > now, instead of the zip drive "click of death," I have an occasional > "foghorn of death" that seems to emanate from the hard-drive region of > my Pismo, and sounds like a rubbing sound somewhat resembling a > fog-horn. Perhaps it is Boston Light, perhaps Bar Harbor -- don't > recognize the tone. I figure that the hard drive must be on its last > legs, so this is something of a rush against time.....
You can use any Travelstar or Hitachis drive in a PowerBook, as long as the drives are less than 12.5mm thick and use the ATA interface. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] fear and loathing n.: [from Hunter S. Thompson] A state inspired by the prospect of dealing with certain real-world systems and standards that are totally brain-damaged but ubiquitous -- Intel 8086s, or COBOL, or EBCDIC, or any IBM machine bigger than a workstation. "Ack! They want PCs to be able to talk to the AI machine. Fear and loathing time!" -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
