I would think not, I think his point is that it would actually be better with the 8mb cache because the slot loaders have no fan. Will we are on the subject, I have a '99 DV SE 400 slotloader and have decided to put in a new HD, probably a Western Digital 120 7200rpm 8mb. Will this be a fairly straight forward DIY project? All I have done up to this point is install ram. What problems are likley to occur?
B.P. Jim Dynes wrote: > >> I have put a Western Digital SE 8MB 7200 120GB in my iMac slot-loader > >> (as a replacement for the original hitachi 5400 60GB) and it works > >> fine. No heat problems or anything. I don't think you need to worry > >> about that at all. > > > > In my experience drives with 8MB cache are considerably cooler than 2MB > > cache drives. > > Is this a cause for concern? > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
