Re: Hard Drive upgrade choices
Greetings list, I am a recent subscriber and first time poster. A few months ago I bought my first ever laptop/notebook, a 1.2 G4 14 iBook, and while I'm still adjusting to the kb I love not being tied to my desk. The fix it guides previously mentioned at http://www.pbfixit.com/Guide/ also have printable screw guides. You print it out for your model and it has marked locations for each screw type of each step. I wish I had known about it when I replaced the HD in a clamshell iBook for my GF's son, I still have a leftover screw and a vacant screw hole that do not mate. But I figure if I can do that with no prior experience whatsoever, someone who has worked on PC's and Power Macs probably can do it on a modern iBook. I've heard that they are not as difficult as they used to be. Regards, Chris Support our troops. Bring them home alive. On Feb 16, 2005, at 19:59,John C. Swanson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Re: Hard Drive upgrade choices Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:39:27 -0500 You will have around 40 screws to remove and you will need to label them as to where they go back in. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Hard Drive upgrade choices
Dear Listers: I bought this G4 iBook 1.2 gig about 3 months ago. I love it! It gets a LOT of use and it seems to be my primary Mac. The only thing I don't love about it is that it only has a 30 gig hard drive. Mind you, I currently have 21.02 gig free but a 30 gig hard drive just seem sort of 'small'. If I were to invest in a bigger hard drive, how hard would it be to upgrade it myself (I've done a lot of work on PCs in the pastname it, I did it and I've installed RAM and switched out hard drives on G4 towers). Is the iBook a bit too compact to go doing this myself? I don't want to kill it! And, if it's not too difficult, what is a good choice for a replacement? Lastly, if I needed to have it done at my local Apple storeabout how much $$ am I looking at? Thanks, Tim Collier Exterminate all rational thought. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hard Drive upgrade choices
On Feb 16, 2005, at 1:47 PM, Tim Collier wrote: Is the iBook a bit too compact to go doing this myself? I don't want to kill it! And, if it's not too difficult, what is a good choice for a replacement? Lastly, if I needed to have it done at my local Apple storeabout how much $$ am I looking at? http://tinyurl.com/6qcju This is PBFixit's page on iBooks, it only goes up to the 900 Mhz model, but I think the gist of it is the same. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pha macy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hard Drive upgrade choices
-Original Message- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Johnson Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 17:35 To: G-Books Subject: Re: Hard Drive upgrade choices http://tinyurl.com/6qcju This is PBFixit's page on iBooks, it only goes up to the 900 Mhz model, but I think the gist of it is the same. According to this http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/archives/nov03/111003.html report on xlr8yourmac you don't have to remove the lower shell anymore to get to the hard drive. It is still a long and tedious process. You will have around 40 screws to remove and you will need to label them as to where they go back in. One list member a while back recommend using color markers to mark the screws and holes they go in, using 1 color for each screw type. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hard Drive upgrade choices
FWIW, I've upgraded (twice) with Travelstar 7200rpm drives, a 40gb and a 60gb, and I've never had any problems with heat or noise. I haven't put them in an iBook, though, so I don't how that would go. Nancy On Feb 16, 2005, at 3:47 PM, Tim Collier wrote: Dear Listers: I bought this G4 iBook 1.2 gig about 3 months ago. I love it! It gets a LOT of use and it seems to be my primary Mac. The only thing I don't love about it is that it only has a 30 gig hard drive. Mind you, I currently have 21.02 gig free but a 30 gig hard drive just seem sort of 'small'. If I were to invest in a bigger hard drive, how hard would it be to upgrade it myself (I've done a lot of work on PCs in the pastname it, I did it and I've installed RAM and switched out hard drives on G4 towers). Is the iBook a bit too compact to go doing this myself? I don't want to kill it! And, if it's not too difficult, what is a good choice for a replacement? Lastly, if I needed to have it done at my local Apple storeabout how much $$ am I looking at? Thanks, Tim Collier Exterminate all rational thought. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Hard Drive upgrade choices
Thanks for the link, Bruce. I reviewed it and I think *if* I ever do contemplate putting in a larger hard drive, it'll be done by Apple. I had no idea it would be so difficult...big difference between a desktop and a laptop. Tim -- Exterminate all rational thought. From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:34:42 -0700 To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com Subject: Re: Hard Drive upgrade choices On Feb 16, 2005, at 1:47 PM, Tim Collier wrote: Is the iBook a bit too compact to go doing this myself? I don't want to kill it! And, if it's not too difficult, what is a good choice for a replacement? Lastly, if I needed to have it done at my local Apple storeabout how much $$ am I looking at? http://tinyurl.com/6qcju This is PBFixit's page on iBooks, it only goes up to the 900 Mhz model, but I think the gist of it is the same. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pha macy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
