I see that CompUSA has a Seagte Barracuda 80GB EIDE 7200 rpm hd with an 8MB cache, model no. ST380013A for $50.00 after a $50.00 rebate. Will that fit my computer?
Wilton > > Luckily, the G3 Beige and later models adopt the EIDE standard which > the PCees use, so buying replacement drives is so much easier than > say the old mac SCSI days. Having said that, don't look for the pins > but ask them to sell you an EIDE or IDE drive. Do not buy a SATA > drive, which has the same form factor as an IDE drive but uses a card > edge connector instead of a 40pin connector. As far as ATA interface > speed is concerned, do not pay more for an ATA 133 (133Mb/s > theoretical tx rate) drive, since your G3 only has a slow ATA-33 > interface (33Mb/s theoretical transfer rate) and is limited up to > 127Gb on the main IDE bus. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
