I told that, because the cases are different. Some people don't want to dissasemble a drive from it's case.
--- Jeff Hubatka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 15:28:43 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Alejandro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Anyone know where to get expansion > bay hard drives > > anymore? > > > > The connectors are different, because the > PowerBook G3 > > have TWO Expansion Bays. One for the battery and > the > > other for a CD-Rom (or CD-RW), a DVD Rom (or > DVD-RW), > > a Zip, a second Hard drive, a second Battery, a > > Floppy, etc. > > So you can put two batteries at the same time (one > on > > each Bay) so the PowerBook G3 will work for 10 > HOURS > > !! > > That's why you can't use a "G3" drive on a G4 > (there > > are enclosures to connect the drives as FireWire > > devices) as internal drives. > > This isn't exactly true - the drives themselves are > the same, only the > connectors are different. A drive can be removed > from the expansion bay > to be used on a different computer. I replaced my > TiBook DVD drive with > a combo drive, and later upgraded that to a faster > model. Then I took > it and put it into a Pismo caddy so a friend now has > a cool Pismo > slot-loader. I'm working on adapting a SuperDisk > caddy so that the > slot-loader looks correct. > > --- > JSH > TiBook > > > -- > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
