-----Original Message----- From: G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Wilton H. Shaw Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 4:53 PM To: G-List Subject: Re: hard drive replacement
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 Hi Wilton, The drive in question will fit and work, but is limited to the transfer rate dictated by the Beige G3's IDE bus, which unfortunately is slow by today's high flying G4 and G5 towers. Fear not though. To keep it fast in your computer, I would partition the big drive so that only your boot system files reside in one partition. The other partitions would then be dedicated to work applications and data storage so that in the event you need to defrag your drive, things are easier to manage that way. Use Drive Setup for 9 or Drive Utility in X to set your drive up. David. -- 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
