>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.
I'm pretty sure upgrading the drive doesn't void your warranty or AppleCare, although obviously if you break something while doing the upgrade, the broken stuff won't be covered. There shouldn't be a heat issue. I upgraded my Pismo to the 60G IBM Travelstar almost a year ago and my fan still never comes on and the machine doesn't feel any warmer or cooler than it did with the smaller 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. That would mean basically losing your CD drive. >Perhaps I should replace the 20GB drive in my Pismo with a larger drive >and then put the 20GB drive in the expansion bay. This has all the disadvantages of the other options--you'd have to swap the old drive for the new in your Pismo, and you'd lose your CD drive--without any real advantages. When I did my swap, I got an external FireWire case, put the big drive in it, copied everything from the old drive to the new, then swapped drives. So I have the big drive in my Pismo, and the old drive is a bootable backup. Brian -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
