I also have an iMac DV 400MHz and put a new drive in her earlier this year. It was easy to do (using Carbon Copy Cloner and a borrowed external drive) and my Mac is now *much* quieter and (I think, also this is subjective) cooler.
I chose a Samsung SpinPoint 120GB 7200RPM drive with 8MB cache. Not the fastest performer (but the bus speed limits that, I think anyway) in tests, but was reviewed as being very quiet and came with a 2 year warranty. I'd certainly recommend it. Adam > I am guessing that my dad's imac dv 400 hard drive went and was going to > attempt to replace it and came across a deal at Staples for a 60 gb Maxtor > 7200rpm. I was reading the specs online and it says PC compatible but does > not mention mac. Is it just a matter of formatting once installed? or do I > need to get one that states mac compatible? -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
