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Old 05-07-2007, 09:30 AM
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Powerbook 15" Hard Drive Upgrade
OK, I have searched

But I cant find the 2 answers I am after

1. I want to put a 160GB drive in my PB 15"
So what drive should I use and more importantly what drive should'nt I use

2. I remember seeing a post here for all sorts of step by step instructions on how to pull apart a Powerbook, but I cant find them, can anyone point me in the right direction

TIA
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Old 05-07-2007, 09:36 AM
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http://www.ifixit.com/ has pictured guides on how to pull apart/repair macs and ipods.
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Old 05-07-2007, 09:37 AM
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1. I want to put a 160GB drive in my PB 15"
So what drive should I use and more importantly what drive should'nt I use
Western digital or toshiba.
Avoid seagate in my opinion
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Old 05-07-2007, 09:37 AM
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try the seagate 160gb 7200 momentus laptop drive streetwise stock them for $240 from memory.
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Old 05-07-2007, 09:47 AM
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WOW, fast responses

HDD shopping time then
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Old 05-07-2007, 10:04 AM
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So either ATA, SATA or Ultra ATA will do it?
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Old 05-07-2007, 10:50 AM
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What's the PB 15 inch model / specs ?

New models are SATA, but the older G4's are ATA.
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Old 05-07-2007, 10:59 AM
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i recently upgraded the HD of my PB G4 15 inch with a Samsung 160gb 5400 and it's working really well
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Old 05-07-2007, 05:40 PM
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So either ATA, SATA or Ultra ATA will do it?
All Powerbooks are ATA.

http://support.apple.com/specs/power...-Layer_SD.html
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Western digital or toshiba.
Avoid seagate in my opinion
Toshiba or Hitachi Travelstar in my humble opinion for PB G4's
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Old 14-07-2007, 08:18 AM
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Check out the drive compatibility in www.xlr8yourmac.com
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Old 14-07-2007, 10:08 AM
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avoid hitachi and western digital just had a seagate 7200 160gb put in my macbook pro after the western digital developed major death issues. also had an external western digital die recently. have never had a seagate go on me, and whats more the seagate 7200 160gb momentus has made my machine so much faster. also battery consumption and heat are noticeably down.
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