On 10/4/03 10:01 PM, "Bob Ryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Listers, > > Just got my son a Grape iMac DV 400MHz with the Maxtor 10GB HD. > > The HD seems noisey....a lot of seeking noise not spinnig noise. > > He is an avid iTunes player and has 27GB of music on my G4....so..... > > I am thinking about replacing the 10GB Maxtor with a good quality HD. > > Suggestions...??? > > Will the Maxtor 80GB Ultra with the 8MB cache and the fluid drive > bearings work in this 1999 iMac? > > Thanks for your ideas....... > > > Bob > I just replaced the HD in my 1999 iMac with a 40 Mb Maxtor with 8 MB cache 7200 rpm, and it is MUCH quieter and faster. Why not? The only thing is, you'll have to get a larger backup volume to back up 80 Gig of data! -- Bruce ____________________________________________________ B R U C E K.
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