Along with ur IDE and sata stuff u should think about I know of a good
data transfer program called "super duper" for mac, it's free and I
know it works when transfering from a 250g to 500g for eg. Will
transfer ur mbr etc...
could suit ur needs
On 22/02/2010, at 8:08, Alan L Tyree <a...@austlii.edu.au> wrote:
On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:09:35 +1100
James Gray <ja...@gray.net.au> wrote:
On 21/02/2010, at 7:48 AM, elliott-brennan wrote:
Alan Tyree wrote:
I have an Apple iBook G4 and the hard drive is
showing >some damage - it
is an IDE drive. Would like to replace with
something solid >state, but
don't really know where to start.
Cheers,
Alan
Hi Alan,
I didn't see your original (sans the quoted section above), but the
following will probably be of interest to you:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/Installing-iBook-G4-12-Inch-800-MHz-1-2-GHz-Hard-Drive-Replacement/166/1
As for putting a SSD where an IDE currently lives, you will more than
likely require an IDE-to-SATA converter unless you can find an IDE
SSD! If you need the converter, you will probably run out of space :
( Traditional "spinning platter" IDE drives are still readily
available but are (in my experience) a little more expensive ($/MB)
than their SATA cousins....that whole supply/demand thing sux.
Yeah, replacing the original hard drive is not complicated, but I was
looking to go solid state. The machine is now underpowered, overweight
and needs a memory upgrade.
The reason I was asking about CF as a hard drive is this adapter which
seems like it solves the space problem:
http://www.addonics.com/products/flash_memory_reader/ad44midecf.asp
But reasonable size CF cards aren't cheap.
It doesn't make financial sense, I guess. It is an old favourite since
I have written a couple of books on it, but maybe time to put it out
to
pasture. The basic Dell Mini 10 was on line at $400 this weekend -
much
lighter, much higher specs.
Thanks,
Alan
Good luck,
James
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