Hey folks - thanks for all that good advice. I really appreciate it.
Bob
> Just out of curiosity, how much room did 10.4 take up? I know 10.3 take
> up 2 gigs and I can't imagine 10.4 taking up much more room.
I misspoke. I should have said after I moved over _everything_ that was
on my iBook and not just Tiger.
>
> Never worked on a Mustang (horse, plane nor car). But I have rebuilt
> a '69 Toyota's carburetor and replaced an iBook's HD. The
> carburetor is easier.
You know...I just thought that was going to be the answer...but read on.
Hope springs eternal.
>
> You touched on an issue -- power consumption. Faster drives will draw
> more power, and run hotter.
Yes and thank you for pointing that out. May I take it, therefore, that
a faster drive would _not_ be a good idea, what with heat being the enemy of
electronic components, not to mention eating up more battery power///
>
> Recently, I swapped the 10GB in my iBook (dual USB-500) for a 40GB
> obtained on eBay. Used the guide from PBFixit.com
> (http://www.pbfixit.com/Guide/50.0.0.html) and the whole thing took
> about twenty minutes. The take-apart looks daunting at first, but it
> goes quickly. Hardest part (for me) was getting the darned plastic case
> separated... the stylus from my Palm Pilot came in handy for this.
>
> I use the drive as a single 40 GB partition since I have no need for
> classic on the 'book. Maxed out the ram and 10.3.9 runs very well for
> me.
Amanda, you give me hope. I am retired from my first career, working
part time as a consultant and I have a month off coming up. With your words
of encouragement, I think I will order a HD, get the tools I need from Radio
Shack and give it shot. (Can you hear my wife groaning in the
background???) Twenty minutes!! You ever consider a career change?
If for no other reason, think I'd do it just so I'd have an excuse to
add a Spudger to my tool kit. Who ever came up with that name?
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