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Install hard drive in Powerbook G4 ?

  • 24-10-2006 1:04pm
    #1
    trout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,957 ✭✭✭


    just wondering if anyone here has experience of installing a hard drive in a Powerbook G4 ?

    my current 40 gb hard drive is approaching capacity, and i'm toying with installing a larger drive ... i'm guessing they use standard 2.5 inch IDE drives

    any thoughts / advice ?


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  • #2
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    Changing them is easy enough alright.

    You can use Carbon Cloner to clone your existing installation to another drive.


  • #3
    patto_chan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 256 ✭✭patto_chan


    I've done this twice with my PB-G4 (Ti book). Original HD was 10GB. That filled up quickly so I upgraded to a 40GB and then to 80GB last year.
    Not too difficult. Plenty of instructions online. Need precision screw drivers and a steady hand.
    To transfer files I put the old HD into an external firewire enclosure (something like this) and was able to bring across what I needed.


  • #4
    trout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,957 ✭✭✭trout


    thanks for the tips ... that iFixit site is the business ... great detail ... cheers!


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