On Dec 11, 2008, at 12:00 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > If I were to replace the existing hard drive in my mac mini with a > larger drive, would that void my warranty? Is a hard drive a "user > replaceable part", Thank you, Jeff
Assuming it's a G4 Mini (this is "G3-5 List"), it would appear your warranty is expired already, unless you bought an extension? I replaced mine when it was new, I didn't even consider the warranty. I took the OEM 80 GB HD out and placed it into my laptop, then put the old 10 GB HD from the laptop into the Mini. I booted the Mini from an external Firewire 300 GB HD. I never used the 10 GB internal HD except for to run utilities on external HD Systems. A 7,200 RPM external Firewire HD is just as fast as the 5,400 RPM internal HD, and with no internal HD running I was able to over-clock the Mini without any heat issues whatsoever. Why not boot an external HD using a standard size 7,200 rpm HD? It's a LOT cheaper per GB with no performance hit. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
