On Jan 5, 2005, at 3:29 AM, goodidea wrote:
I would like to upgrade the hard disk on my keylime clamshell, G3 466mhz model.
This is a tricky operation and any advise is welcome from someone who has done this before. First question I have is: where do I find a 40Gb disk and which one should I get?
thanks, Boudie
Just did this operation on a tangerine one. I found the instructions at <http:///caslis.com/mac/ibook/ibdrive.html> to be invaluable.
There are a LOT, repeat LOT!!!! of screws to remove, and definite order to replacement.
Simple instructions: Place iBook in front of you. Remove everything that isn't a hard drive. Place new HDD on table in front of you. Re-assemble iBook around drive. :-) Sort of like replacing the PRAM battery in a 540...
Any current-new shipping 2.5" IDE HDD should work. It needs to be 9.5 mm or thinner. 40 Gb will work. I used a 20GB IBM Travelstar scavenged from a PC.
I recently replaced the HD in a snow iBook. Oh, WHAT FUN! About 60 screws were involved (I managed to have one left over). My suggestion is to either find a set of take apart instructions with photos or take your own pictures. Then print them out. As you disassemble it tape each screw to it's location in the picture. The hard part for me was putting the screws back in their correct place. I had the picture instructions but I didn't tape them in place, I just lined them up in order of removal.
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