upgrade HD for g3
Hello, while some earlier posts have touched on upgrading g3 iMac's, I just wanted to pose my specific question. I want to replace the 10 G hard drive on this 400MH slot load with something bigger and faster. I believe there is no point in going above 128 G, and no faster than 5200rpm. There aren't a lot of drives for sale now that fit that. If it's ok to mention names, I wondered if this item, Maxtor 80 GB 5400 rpm IDE ATA/133 2MB Cache 3.5 Internal Hard Drive, would likely work for me? or other advice? -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: upgrade HD for g3
That Maxtor will work, but why not go for a 7200rpm and up to a 120gb hdd? OWC has a 160gb hdd @ 7200rpm for $83.00. Here's the link. http://eshop.macsales.com/Search/Search.cfm? Ntk=PrimaryNs=P_Popularity%7c1Ne=5000N=6900Ntt=3.5+Internal+IDE% 2fATA If you iMac has a 5400 in it now, a 7200 will seem like such a speed demon, not to mention todays technology and data caches will make even a 5400 seem faster than the old technology that what's in there now. If you are going to go to the trouble of the major surgery your talking about, go as big and fast as you can. You may even want to replace your DVD burner with a DVDRW... you can get those for just a few dollars--then you could not only watch DVD's, but record them too. GOOD LUCK MERRY CHRISTMAS! On Dec 16, 2011, at 9:34 AM, r_poetic wrote: Hello, while some earlier posts have touched on upgrading g3 iMac's, I just wanted to pose my specific question. I want to replace the 10 G hard drive on this 400MH slot load with something bigger and faster. I believe there is no point in going above 128 G, and no faster than 5200rpm. There aren't a lot of drives for sale now that fit that. If it's ok to mention names, I wondered if this item, Maxtor 80 GB 5400 rpm IDE ATA/133 2MB Cache 3.5 Internal Hard Drive, would likely work for me? or other advice? -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist +unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ group/imaclist J. R. Rosen jrose...@sbcglobal.net 281-467-5366 281-586-9876 fax + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His Will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
your daily dose of 'Arrrrrgggghhhh' from the support trenches...
A triple today... 1) Found at MS's support website. This was accessed with Safari, unmodified. [Read it in your best Darth Vader impression]: I find your lack of competence...disturbing http://dbdev2.pharmacy.arizona.edu/miscjunk/competence_not.png 2) Why is the Office updater so amazingly stupid? You run it, it finds a big office update, installs it and then tells you there are no more updates. So you reboot and run it again and magically it finds one newer update. Rinse and Repeat. 2a) And hasn't Microsoft ever heard of 'combo updates'? 3) Who in their right mind uses such a gargantuan kludge like Outlook anyway? (As you may have guessed, someone came in today Outlook just crashes whenever I try to start it. All my email, addresses, calendar and todo lists are in that app! [headdesk] See, here's all your eggs. Now I take this rickety basket with holes in the bottom and put them all in it. Now I dangle it thirty feet above above a busy freeway Amazingly this time it wasn't a database gone foo...it was the whole thing. And since you cannot re-apply Office updates, you have to delete all of office...by hand because $@#!$%@ Microsoft got rid of the 'get rid of Office' tool..and re-install from the ground up.) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: your daily dose of 'Arrrrrgggghhhh' from the support trenches...
At 11:12 AM -0700 12/16/2011, Bruce Johnson wrote: A triple today... [MS machinations] LOL And here I was all stressed out because my fav keyboard was misbehaving ... having to remove the keycaps and vaccuum out the cat hair. Then my Mac's power just suddenly dropped... Was worried the power supply gakked, but then I realized the Vicky was standing over the switch on the power strip, behind the desk, with that I didn't do it! look on her face... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/610326/Vicky%2C%20on%20the%20shelf.jpg - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: your daily dose of 'Arrrrrgggghhhh' from the support trenches...
On Dec 16, 2011, at 10:44 AM, Dan wrote: At 11:12 AM -0700 12/16/2011, Bruce Johnson wrote: A triple today... [MS machinations] LOL And here I was all stressed out because my fav keyboard was misbehaving ... having to remove the keycaps and vaccuum out the cat hair. Then my Mac's power just suddenly dropped... Was worried the power supply gakked, but then I realized the Vicky was standing over the switch on the power strip, behind the desk, with that I didn't do it! look on her face... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/610326/Vicky%2C%20on%20the%20shelf.jpg I think it's a global cat conspiracy. They are pissed over Computer Aided Tomography being (originally) called CAT. After that they are all anti-computer. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: your daily dose of 'Arrrrrgggghhhh' from the support trenches...
On Dec 16, 2011, at 12:20 PM, Clark Martin wrote: On Dec 16, 2011, at 10:44 AM, Dan wrote: At 11:12 AM -0700 12/16/2011, Bruce Johnson wrote: A triple today... [MS machinations] LOL And here I was all stressed out because my fav keyboard was misbehaving ... having to remove the keycaps and vaccuum out the cat hair. Then my Mac's power just suddenly dropped... Was worried the power supply gakked, but then I realized the Vicky was standing over the switch on the power strip, behind the desk, with that I didn't do it! look on her face... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/610326/Vicky%2C%20on%20the%20shelf.jpg I think it's a global cat conspiracy. They are pissed over Computer Aided Tomography being (originally) called CAT. After that they are all anti-computer. No they're pissed that doctors almost ALWAYS order Lab Tests before they order Cat Scans... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: your daily dose of 'Arrrrrgggghhhh' from the support trenches...
No they're pissed that doctors almost ALWAYS order Lab Tests before they order Cat Scans... If you are in the hospital for something or for just tests, why on earth would you want them to scan your cat? :P -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: upgrade HD for g3
If you are looking for a 120GB+ solution. look no further: www.speedtools.com/ATA6 Install this driver for $25 on any PowerPC Mac running Mac OS X 10.4 or later, then install anything in terms of capacity. On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 11:05 AM, J. R. Rosen jrose...@sbcglobal.netwrote: That Maxtor will work, but why not go for a 7200rpm and up to a 120gb hdd? OWC has a 160gb hdd @ 7200rpm for $83.00. Here's the link. http://eshop.macsales.com/Search/Search.cfm?Ntk=PrimaryNs=P_Popularity%7c1Ne=5000N=6900Ntt=3.5+Internal+IDE%2fATA If you iMac has a 5400 in it now, a 7200 will seem like such a speed demon, not to mention todays technology and data caches will make even a 5400 seem faster than the old technology that what's in there now. If you are going to go to the trouble of the major surgery your talking about, go as big and fast as you can. You may even want to replace your DVD burner with a DVDRW... you can get those for just a few dollars--then you could not only watch DVD's, but record them too. GOOD LUCK MERRY CHRISTMAS! On Dec 16, 2011, at 9:34 AM, r_poetic wrote: Hello, while some earlier posts have touched on upgrading g3 iMac's, I just wanted to pose my specific question. I want to replace the 10 G hard drive on this 400MH slot load with something bigger and faster. I believe there is no point in going above 128 G, and no faster than 5200rpm. There aren't a lot of drives for sale now that fit that. If it's ok to mention names, I wondered if this item, Maxtor 80 GB 5400 rpm IDE ATA/133 2MB Cache 3.5 Internal Hard Drive, would likely work for me? or other advice? -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist J. R. Rosen jrose...@sbcglobal.net 281-467-5366 281-586-9876 fax + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His Will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: your daily dose of 'Arrrrrgggghhhh' from the support trenches...
At 11:20 AM -0800 12/16/2011, Clark Martin wrote: I think it's a global cat conspiracy. They are pissed over Computer Aided Tomography being (originally) called CAT. After that they are all anti-computer. http://thecatscan.tumblr.com/ Amazing how much more responsive my keyboard is now, that I've removed the woven layer of fur. Next up: To discourage Vicky from camping out on my desk and rubbing on the keyboard. sigh. Can't use the 'ole squirt gun trick -- she *likes* water. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: upgrade HD for g3
Thank you all. Re the speed of drive, I have read in Macworld's article about upgrading these g3's that: 1. A 5,400-rpm ATA or Ultra ATA hard drive (faster drives may be too hot for iMacs). I am sitting on the fence about upgrading from current 10.3 to 10.4. Probably I will do it... The SpeedTools product sounds great, and their website actually says 10.3 will work with it. R On Dec 16, 11:05 am, J. R. Rosen jrose...@sbcglobal.net wrote: That Maxtor will work, but why not go for a 7200rpm and up to a 120gb hdd? OWC has a 160gb hdd @ 7200rpm for $83.00. Here's the link.http://eshop.macsales.com/Search/Search.cfm? Ntk=PrimaryNs=P_Popularity%7c1Ne=5000N=6900Ntt=3.5+Internal+IDE% 2fATA If you iMac has a 5400 in it now, a 7200 will seem like such a speed demon, not to mention todays technology and data caches will make even a 5400 seem faster than the old technology that what's in there now. If you are going to go to the trouble of the major surgery your talking about, go as big and fast as you can. You may even want to replace your DVD burner with a DVDRW... you can get those for just a few dollars--then you could not only watch DVD's, but record them too. GOOD LUCK MERRY CHRISTMAS! On Dec 16, 2011, at 9:34 AM, r_poetic wrote: Hello, while some earlier posts have touched on upgrading g3 iMac's, I just wanted to pose my specific question. I want to replace the 10 G hard drive on this 400MH slot load with something bigger and faster. I believe there is no point in going above 128 G, and no faster than 5200rpm. There aren't a lot of drives for sale now that fit that. If it's ok to mention names, I wondered if this item, Maxtor 80 GB 5400 rpm IDE ATA/133 2MB Cache 3.5 Internal Hard Drive, would likely work for me? or other advice? -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtmland our netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist +unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ group/imaclist J. R. Rosen jrose...@sbcglobal.net 281-467-5366 281-586-9876 fax + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His Will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
