Herb,
Yes and no . Some Toshiba's are not compatible with any G3 Powerbooks. Check the "more info" link on any Toshiba drive at Other World Computing for some model compatibility info. And I also have not been able to use a Samsung SpinPoint drive in my Pismo. I've heard of no issues with Seagate or Fujitsu or IBM/Hitachi. You can check some owner reports under the drive database at xlr8yourmac for even more info.
Shawn
On Oct 14, 2004, at 10:32 PM, Herbert Goodfriend wrote:
I am looking for a larger HDD for a Pismo, and was notified by Dealmac that Dell for Small Business (!) has Toshiba and Seagate 40GB 5400rpm drives at good prices.
The Toshiba is listed as compatible with interface ATA-2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. The Seagate is listed as "Ultra ATA/100". The System Profiler in the Pismo says "ATA-4."
Are ATA drives interchangeable so that I can use the Seagate drive in the Pismo?
Thanks in advance.
Herb Goodfriend
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