On Jan 5, 2005, at 7:10 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 1/5/05 5:29 AM, "goodidea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I would like to upgrade the hard disk on my keylime clamshell, G3 >> 466mhz model. >> This is a tricky operation and any advise is welcome from someone who >> has done this before. First question I have is: where do I find a 40Gb >> disk and which one should I get? > > http://caslis.com/mac/ibook/ibdrive.html is the website I used as a > reference when I rescued a friend several years ago and did a recent > upgrade. For someone used to opening up computers the job isn't too > bad but > mating the top and bottom of the case is a bit harrowing. It requires > just a > tad more force than your mind thinks is safe. > > If you have access to another computer, I recommend that at each step > you > take a digital photo of what it looks like and what pieces you just > removed. > Believe me, when you start putting stuff back together your memory of > what > goes where and how it goes together will not match what you are > looking at! > If you don't have a camera that sketch it out. I generally use little > dixie > cups to hold the screws - there are about 50 million of them all the > size of > a grain of rice. > > david >
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