No...it is definitely NOT a 5.25 inch drive and it definitely is a normal 3.5 inch IDE hard drive.
Get something cheap. Spend about $60.00 U.S. May I suggest that you get a brand new Western Digital 5400 RPM WD400 40-gig hard drive. I just put one into my own 6500 and am delighted with the speed and quiet of the drive. Even the fan has gotten quieter since I put in the new drive. 4 partitions. M Alan Gentle wrote: > The Hard Drive of a friends 6500/250 is shot. Any advice on a replacement? I > understand it's a 5.25" 4GB ATA/IDE drive. The only drives around nowadays > seem to be 3.5" - what problems does that present. Is the connector standard > - 40 pin I believe? > > MTIA > > Alan G. > -- > Alan Gentle, Exmouth, Devon, UK == Don't worry, it might never happen! > ======== [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===== http://www.number19.net/ ======== > > -- > PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> > Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
