On Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 01:54 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: > On 27/02/03 16:46, "markemmanuel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have only 500MB unused on my computer's hard drive. I was thinking >> about upgrading it with a larger HD next fall BUT I was afraid that I >> might void my Apple Care warranty doing so AND I not sure if there is >> or >> isn't a heat issue with installing a larger drive. >> >> Another option would be to buy one of those VST cases and put the new >> larger drive in the expansion bay. I would avoid opening up my Pismo >> yet again. >> >> Perhaps I should replace the 20GB drive in my Pismo with a larger >> drive >> and then put the 20GB drive in the expansion bay. Any thoughts and >> ideas to the pros and cons to each method? > > I'm not positively sure but I think that putting another drive that > supports > the specs is not supposed to void your warranty. It's a "user > serviceable" > part. > I've heard this as well. I've replaced the hard drive on 3 of the Pismo machines I've owned over the years and the one time I had to take one of them in for an unrelated service issue, they didn't say anything about the drive. Besides, swapping the drive in the Pismo is really easy.
If you're going to be keeping the computer for a while, consider a fast drive. It makes a noticeable difference in performance. Just my $0.02. -Hal -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
