Keep in mind that the 5300 can only work with hard drives in PIO
Mode-4. That should give a grand total of some 16 or so MB/s under
ideal conditions. Combined with the fact that the 5300 can't do any
DMA (direct memory access) of any sort, has a very slow system bus
(33 MHz) and a pokey CPU (100
Thanks for the info,
I'm not really able to plunk down money on a new hard drive anyway, I
was
going to put in one from a disassembled 4400, a Quantum Fireball
ST2100.
I'm not sure of it's speed, but would like to see if it boosts the
performance a little.
Someone else mentioned that the 5300
Isn't that a desktop drive? Can't fit a 3.5 inch drive in a 2.5 inch
opening. You could probably find an old 6GB drive from a Pismo for
cheap to put into the 5300.
He's right, a 4400 drive will not fit a laptop, unless you were using a 2.5 laptop
drive in a desktop with a little adapter
Isn't that a desktop drive? Can't fit a 3.5 inch drive in a 2.5 inch
opening. You could probably find an old 6GB drive from a Pismo for
cheap to put into the 5300.
He's right, a 4400 drive will not fit a laptop, unless you were using a
2.5 laptop drive in a desktop with a little adapter
I'm sending this message again, I don't know if it made it last time:
I'd like to install a faster hard drive in my 5300c (currently under 4000rpm).
Has anyone experienced excessive heat problems or power requirement
problems with a faster hard drive?
-Dan
Dan5300c
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PowerBooks
I'm sending this message again, I don't know if it made it last time
I'd like to install a faster hard drive in my 5300c (currently under 4000rpm).
Has anyone experienced excessive heat problems or power requirement
problems with a faster hard drive?
I haven't looked at actual stats but I would
Has anyone experienced excessive heat problems or power requirement
problems with a faster hard drive?
No, the 5300 runs pretty cool anyway--I can run mine for hours and it never
gets more than a little warm, as compared to a 3400/240 which gets quite
toasty after a couple of hours of use
Keep in mind that the 5300 can only work with hard drives in PIO
Mode-4. That should give a grand total of some 16 or so MB/s under
ideal conditions. Combined with the fact that the 5300 can't do any
DMA (direct memory access) of any sort, has a very slow system bus
(33 MHz) and a pokey CPU
I'd like to install a faster hard drive in my 5300c (currently under 4000rpm).
Has anyone experienced excessive heat problems or power requirement
problems with a faster hard drive?
-Dan
Dan5300c
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