on 03/02/06 00:53, Terry McCune at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello all and thanks in advance for any tips/advice. > As a project in my retirement, I'm going to resuscitate my original > iBook. After I replace the dead-as-a-doornail battery, I'd like to > replace the hard drive. > I realize it's a daunting task and have looked up the instructions > many times, but "no guts: no glory" is my motto. > Here are my questions: > Can any old 2.5 mm drive do? > ATA or IDE? > Is one brand better than another? > How much of an issue is disc speed?
Any old 2.5mm drive should do. Travelstar are good drives for laptops. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "imagine the disincentive to software development if after months of work another company could come along and copy your work and market it under it's own name...without legal restraints to such copying, companies like Apple could not afford to advance the state of the art" -Bill Gates '83 -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
