Hi, I have a G3 Prismo thats having hard drive issues (not surprising given that the drive is over 10 years old, and has moving parts) I did some research on the drive, its the original that came with it. A 6GB Fujitsu MHK2060AT with the apple markings. >From what I can find, its an ATA-66 drive.
I'd like to replace it with either an SSD or some kind of 2.5" enclosure that supports either a Compact Flash or an SD card. What kind of device should I be looking for? I'm a little confused by the different specs, and what will work with my power book... I'm guessing some huge drive, or anything that says its UDMA is a no-no, but what about other ones that say stuff like PATA? The ones that caught my eye on amazon were: Syba Best Connectivity 2.5" IDE 44-pin to Dual Compact Flash Adapter ($10.13) and a Transcend 8 GB 133x CompactFlash Memory Card TS8GCF133 ($14.99) or this other one... CF to Laptop 2.5 IDE Hard Disk Drive Adapter With Case ($15.99) Both are somewhat sketchy on specs, merely saying they are 44pin IDE. Does anyone have any experience with this kind of thing, and can give me some suggestions? I mainly want to know exactly what kind of adapter/memory to get that will work with a G3 Prismo Power Book, without spending a fortune (they have $116 SSD's, but I really don't want to expend that kind of cash on an old laptop) Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Cam -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
