Hello Dean
Yes, it does need to be a ATA-5 drive. I've tried a several newer ATA6
drives, and they show up, are installable, but not bootable.
I would do a Pricegrabber search for ATA-5 drives
Dave
Dave Bennett
G3/400 Lombard
MacOSX 10.3.9
512mb/27GB.
On Jan 31, 2006, at 4:27 PM, Dean A.
G-Books wrote on 2/1/06, 19:12:
Hello Dean
Yes, it does need to be a ATA-5 drive.
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I also have a Lombard which I intend to put a larger hard drive in. I
have at present a 40gb hard drive which is in a USB enclosure so I don't
happen to know the
Okay,
We've established that all HD's are dodgy in terms of quality. Now back
to the tech end of things. I read in LEM that the HD for a Lombard must
be ATA-5. Does that preclude the use of an ATA-6 drive or is that
protocol backwards compatible. I'd prefer to hear from folks that have
Man,
I was working on a presentation last evening using Word 2001. The bar on the
paragraph ceased working but the cursor was mobile. The most hideous thing was
the dreadful sounds the HD began making, nasty clicks suggesting the arm of the
HD was slamming repeatedly in some sort of pre-death
On 30/01/06 10:11, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was working on a presentation last evening using Word 2001. The bar on the
paragraph ceased working but the cursor was mobile. The most hideous thing was
the dreadful sounds the HD began making, nasty clicks suggesting the arm of
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I suspect this is a precursor to HD failure. If folks could
recommend a suitable replacement in the 20G or larger size,
I would avoid a Western Digital as I've had several of their
desktop HD's fail. Price is always an issue.
Generally speaking, there's nothing
On Jan 30, 2006, at 11:00 AM, MorningAJ wrote:
Generally speaking, there's nothing wrong with Western Digital
that isn't wrong with Hitachi or Samsung or Toshiba or... (insert
drive manufacturer here). They /all/ suck, in my book. Quality
control among the manufacturers is a really
I'm quite enjoying the 20GB Seagate Momentus drive I picked
up for my Wallstreet. I went with Seagate for their reputation.
This drive should also work in your Lombard without problems.
-nils
What is good Hd to replace the 6 gig HD in my Lombard?
Michael Sharon Vogt
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What is good Hd to replace the 6 gig HD in my Lombard?
Michael Sharon Vogt
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My wife's Lombard 333 with original 4GB hard drive does not clink. If
you have data there that you cannot afford to lose, I recommend you
back it up.
alienbill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Apple-branded Toshiba 4gb hard drive of my recently-acquired
Lombard
333 boots up clinking and generally
The Apple-branded Toshiba 4gb hard drive of my recently-acquired Lombard
333 boots up clinking and generally sounding somewhat like an old truck.
Lately it seems to be doing this more and more during use in addition to
booting. I have been able to install OS 9.1 without a problem, and have
gf sciacca wrote:
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 03:37:52 +0200 (MEST)
From: gf sciacca [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Lombard HD upgrade: IBM Vs. Toshiba
hello list,
I've read great reports from this list about the IBM (Hitachi)
Travelstar
40GNX (5400 rpm) and I wonder if anyone would know how it compares
hello list,
I've read great reports from this list about the IBM (Hitachi) Travelstar
40GNX (5400 rpm) and I wonder if anyone would know how it compares to the
Toshiba 40 GAX (also 5400 rpm but 16 MB cache as opposed to 8 MB of the
IBM). I was about to shell out for the 40GNX, but the 40GAX comes
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