Re: Will just about any 2.5, 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

2005-11-01 Thread ACFX44501
The Lombard and Pismo G3s, which are relatively recent machines, and are PCI-based, compared to your relatively old, and NuBus-based 2400 You must be thinking either of the 1400 or 2300. The 2400 is definitely PCI based - it's a cousin of the 3400. It can even be modified to be CardBus

Re: Will just about any 2.5, 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

2005-11-01 Thread Gary F. Daught
: Will just about any 2.5, 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c? Although I do not understand the technicalities, your comment about will not auto-negotiate down to ATA-5 was not very encouraging. What do I need to know here? ...snip... You must be thinking either of the 1400 or 2300

Re: Will just about any 2.5, 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

2005-10-31 Thread Gary F. Daught
EDT Subject: Re: Will just about any 2.5, 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c? I know I need a 2.5 ATA drive, and someone suggested that I look for 5,400 RPM. I'm looking at some on newegg.com. New name brand 40GB notebook drives are running around $60-70. I don't see any distinction being

Re: Will just about any 2.5, 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

2005-10-31 Thread ACFX44501
Although I do not understand the technicalities, your comment about will not auto-negotiate down to ATA-5 was not very encouraging. What do I need to know here? The Lombard and Pismo G3s, which are relatively recent machines, and are PCI-based, compared to your relatively old, and

Re: Will just about any 2.5, 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

2005-10-31 Thread Andrew Kershaw
Although I do not understand the technicalities, your comment about will not auto-negotiate down to ATA-5 was not very encouraging. What do I need to know here? The Lombard and Pismo G3s, which are relatively recent machines, and are PCI-based, compared to your relatively old, and NuBus-based

Will just about any 2.5, 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

2005-10-29 Thread Gary F. Daught
Greetings. Starting to collect info on a possible hard drive upgrade for my PB2400c. I know I need a 2.5 ATA drive, and someone suggested that I look for 5,400 RPM. I'm looking at some on newegg.com. New name brand 40GB notebook drives are running around $60-70. I don't see any

Re: Will just about any 2.5, 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

2005-10-29 Thread Fabian Fang
On Oct 29, 2005, at 8:51 PM, Gary F. Daught wrote: Greetings. Starting to collect info on a possible hard drive upgrade for my PB2400c. I know I need a 2.5 ATA drive, and someone suggested that I look for 5,400 RPM. I'm looking at some on newegg.com. New name brand 40GB notebook drives are

Re: Will just about any 2.5, 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

2005-10-29 Thread ACFX44501
I know I need a 2.5 ATA drive, and someone suggested that I look for 5,400 RPM. I'm looking at some on newegg.com. New name brand 40GB notebook drives are running around $60-70. I don't see any distinction being made between PC and Mac, so I assume this doesn't matter (they are labeled