Re: Hard drive question

There are adapters that do it but it has been years since I have seen any new ones. It looks like the USB enclosures with a male 50 pin plug on it. I have one but I still use it occasionally. On Oct 28, 2005, at 11:28 AM, Howard R. Katz wrote: On Thu, 27 Oct 2005, John Perkins Jr. wrote: I

Re: Hard drive question

On Thu, 27 Oct 2005, John Perkins Jr. wrote: I bought a new PowerBook. Guess what I chose: A 520c. Yes, that's right. I didn't learn a thing. My 520 died after only 9 months of use, and I bought another 500. I don't actually have the PowerBook yet but it should be here by Saturday. Now, here's m

Re: Hard drive question

At 9:57 AM -0500 10/27/05, John Perkins Jr. wrote: >I bought a new PowerBook. Guess what I chose: A 520c. >Yes, that's right. I didn't learn a thing. My 520 died after only 9 >months of use, and I bought another 500. I don't actually have the >PowerBook yet but it should be here by Saturday. Now, h

Hard drive question

I bought a new PowerBook. Guess what I chose: A 520c. Yes, that's right. I didn't learn a thing. My 520 died after only 9 months of use, and I bought another 500. I don't actually have the PowerBook yet but it should be here by Saturday. Now, here's my question: Is there any way I can hook my old H

Re: Hard drive question

>To make the story short, a friendly guy at Seagate finally told me that >it sometimes happens that a harddisk doesn't 'hold the partition' and in >such a case, the disk 'needs to be replaced'. Perhaps the most vulnerable portion of a hard drive is the first physical track or tracks. The part

Hard drive question

Thanks for the tips, especially Malcolm, because yes, that was the culprit! I'm lazy and 7.5.3 doesn't have spring-loaded folders, so I put aliases of all my important (and big) folders in the Apple menu, including one alias of the entire disk. Some experiments show that the time taken during st

Re: Hard drive question more

Thanks Adrian: Your persistence made me check again in detail what's happening during my PB's startup, and I think I have now pinpointed the error. The long wait is after the desktop appears, with volumes, files, and folders, but without windows of open folders; the menu bar is still blank. Aft

Re: Hard drive question

> It occurred to me that this is very similar to the time and harddisk > sounds of a desktop rebuild, so here's my new theory: > Somehow, the desktop is lost and has to be re-built at every startup. > So my question is now: Does this mean my harddisk is on the brink of > collapsing, or is it somet

Re: Hard drive question

Thanks Adrian: Your persistence made me check again in detail what's happening during my PB's startup, and I think I have now pinpointed the error. The long wait is after the desktop appears, with volumes, files, and folders, but without windows of open folders; the menu bar is still blank. Aft

Re: Hard drive question

At 5:35 PM +0200 4/29/05, Ge' wrote: Thanks Adrian: Your persistence made me check again in detail what's happening during my PB's startup, and I think I have now pinpointed the error. The long wait is after the desktop appears, with volumes, files, and folders, but without windows of open folde

Hard drive question

Thanks Adrian: Your persistence made me check again in detail what's happening during my PB's startup, and I think I have now pinpointed the error. The long wait is after the desktop appears, with volumes, files, and folders, but without windows of open folders; the menu bar is still blank. Aft

Re: Hard drive question

Remember on each startup the OS goes through a list of machines to >look for. Any idea where that list could be found? ___ I am running OS 9.1. In this system server names connected by ethernet( and others?) are inthe path; system folder / servers And sure enough the old name

Hard drive question

Thanks Adrian for your response. The 'network' I connect to is only a router that gives several users internet access. I very rarely connect to another Mac on that router, and that's all regarding 'servers'. >Did you do a search for files with the included word that you called >the other machines e

Hard drive question again (was defragmenter)

Great to get help from all sides! Howard sent me a shareware program: FastUnfrag, size: unbelievable 12k, which works nicely and tells me that I have only 1% fragmentation. Which means that the problem with the slow startup is not caused by fragmentation... Re. what Bill wrote about defragmentation

Re: Defragmenter (was: Hard drive question)

> > Anyone knows of a good free defragmentation > program? Also for 68K > > computers, as asked before. Send me an email if you are still looking. I have a set of the original Norton Floppies that should work. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Y

Defragmenter (was: Hard drive question)

> Anyone knows of a good free defragmentation program? Also for 68K > computers, as asked before. > > PLMK > > Ge' > Early versions of The Macworld Book of Mac Secrets, if you can find them, had a free version of Norton's defragmenter. I think I have it somewhere, if you need it (not sure it's

Re: Hard drive question

surprised to find a growing folder of them. And your machine may be looking for each one on startup. Mine had 117 ! -Original Message- From: Ge' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Apr 20, 2005 11:01 AM To: PowerBooks Subject: Hard drive question Thanks, Adrian, for your answer! I

Hard drive question

Thanks, Adrian, for your answer! I think we're getting closer to the problem, although not quite hot yet. Was the machine formerly ethernetted? Yes, I go online with it through a small network from time to time, but also have to start up often without being connected. Would it make a difference i

Re: Hard drive question

Maybe related to John's question for a disk defragmenter: My 500/PPC with original harddisk (325MB) takes longer and longer to start up as time goes by. My question is whether this is because of fragmenting, or something else? Some more details: After all extensions had been loaded, it took ages b

Re: Hard drive question

Maybe related to John's question for a disk defragmenter: My 500/PPC with original harddisk (325MB) takes longer and longer to start up as time goes by. My question is whether this is because of fragmenting, or something else? Some more details: After all extensions had been loaded, it took ages b

Re: Hard drive question

>I have a PowerBook 520 with the original 240MB hard drive. Does it need to >be low-level formatted every few years? Probably not. Most of the drives being made by this time had on-track servo. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www

Hard drive question

I have a PowerBook 520 with the original 240MB hard drive. Does it need to be low-level formatted every few years? -John -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon

Re: SCSI Hard drive question

Some one said something about needing to Apple ROM it. But other than that I think it should work. On Apr 3, 2005, at 9:34 PM, Jeff Hubatka wrote: The drive that was in my 520c (now my nephew's) is IBM. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://w

Re: SCSI Hard drive question

On Apr 3, 2005, at 12:32 PM, PowerBooks wrote: Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 15:16:34 -0500 Subject: SCSI Hard drive question From: Jared Noska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Would 2.5" SCSI IBM branded laptop drives work in Duos and 5xx series? Thanks The drive that was in my 520c (now my nephe

Re: SCSI Hard drive question

Do you know where you would find this Hard disk Speedtools program? How would I use it. if it helps, the drives I have are around 270 meg. Thanks - Jared On Apr 3, 2005, at 4:10 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Would 2.5" SCSI IBM branded laptop drives work in Duos and 5xx series? Yes, but you woul

Re: SCSI Hard drive question

>When did they stop needing Apple ROMs ? A particular OS version ? When the conversion to EIDE was made. Drive Setup still has all the old, obsolete SCSI drives enumerated therein. Usually, it is possible to support a normally unsupported drive by duplicating the entry for, say, a Seagate S

Re: SCSI Hard drive question

>Hi Would 2.5" SCSI IBM branded laptop drives work in Duos and 5xx >series? Yes, but you would require Hard Disk Speedtools(R), if not an Apple ROMed version. IBM made 500 MB, 750 MB and 1000 MB versions (and some smaller versions as well), although the 1000 MB units are exceptionally scarce.

Re: SCSI Hard drive question

>> Hi Would 2.5" SCSI IBM branded laptop drives work in Duos and 5xx series? > They should. When did they stop needing Apple ROMs ? A particular OS version ? -- Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic http://www.pbfanatic.co.uk -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Re: SCSI Hard drive question

Hi Would 2.5" SCSI IBM branded laptop drives work in Duos and 5xx series? Thanks They should. Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook

SCSI Hard drive question

Hi Would 2.5" SCSI IBM branded laptop drives work in Duos and 5xx series? Thanks -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support

Re: Pismo hard drive question

Bruce and others: Do I need to worry about this warning from the net about the Fujitsu Mobile MHT2040AH (ca06377-b034) 40 GB Hard Drive I just got for a pismo? I've sent it to my dad in canada and he's not sure it is compatible. ~m Warning According to the Road Warrior and Other World

Re: Pismo hard drive question

Hey there bruce! thanks for the info. The drive is a 9.5mm form factor. On Sep 15, 2004, at 10:58 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Sep 15, 2004, at 10:14 AM, max miles wrote: Greetings list, Can anyone tell me if a particular hard drive would work in the Pismo? I want to get a new internal hard drive

Re: Pismo hard drive question

On Sep 15, 2004, at 10:14 AM, max miles wrote: Greetings list, Can anyone tell me if a particular hard drive would work in the Pismo? I want to get a new internal hard drive for a family member and am trying to find one online. Found a Fujitsu 40GB Mobile UDMA/100, 5400RPM Hard drive, but am un

Pismo hard drive question

Greetings list, Can anyone tell me if a particular hard drive would work in the Pismo? I want to get a new internal hard drive for a family member and am trying to find one online. Found a Fujitsu 40GB Mobile UDMA/100, 5400RPM Hard drive, but am unsure if it fits the Ultra ATA 66 format for the