OS 10.4.11
On Oct 7, 3:27 pm, dc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Easy- Just unplug the drives, remove the small screw that hold the
> sled to the frame, remove the 4 screws on the sides. Get an extra sled
> and put the new drive next to the remaining one instead of
> "piggybacked", it won't run as hot and will last longer. You didn't
> say which OS you are running but when you startup with the new drive
> you should get a message that guides you to initialize the new hard
> drive.
> If you want a drive larger than 128 GB I prefer to use a PCI
> controller card (you can use software to "see" the drive but you will
> still have to split it into partitions). SATA controller cards and
> drives are readily available; I use a FirmTek.
> The processor isn't too hard to do but different brands have different
> installaton procedures. I have some Sonnets, OWCs and PowerLogix
> upgrades, the Sonnet is easiest of all to install.
>
> On Oct 6, 7:07 pm, Jasiu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > I have two hard drives in my 400 MHZ Sawtooth G4. One is piggybacked
> > on top of a smaller one. The larger one apparently took a dive,
> > because the system doesn't see it and the machine makes a "accessing-
> > type sound". My question is how difficult is it to change out this
> > drive. Is it just a matter of unplugging the cables and removing the
> > 4 small screws that are on the sides? I guess I am limited to 128
> > GB. How do I format the new drive? How difficult is it to change the
> > processor? I have 1.5 gigs of RAM- Hide quoted text -
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