All I know is the 18 GB is brand new and shows up fine but is very hot to touch? How hot? Well, not comfortable keeping hand on some parts of it, (side mainly...) ... bit ouch quite unlike other smaller HDs I've had? Intuition says to me don't put the case lid back on yet! I should get a thermometer out and give stats perhaps...
Anyway, about you with an 80 gb, it is not real hot to touch? There is a SCSI ribbon connector on the motherboard plugged into a motherboard connector. Next to this connector there's a spare unused one. Is this spare on 0? Can one get a cable to connect into this and be long enough and cordy enough and have the 50 pin connector that connects to normal 50 pin internal HS's to keep my 18 outside the case but on bus 0? > From: lovek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: 18 G HD gets hot... > Yes they differ in speed - but not that much - the 0 is faster the 1 > is the one with the external scsi socket connected to it. >> and how to do this (long ribbon connector? SCSI >> cable? I have a working 1 GB external HD, maybe I can put in the 18 GB one >> instead. Anyone done this sort of thing? Nice to have the portability, for >> big backs ups from differeent machines) > > I did that - it works well. > but this is so strange - I have 40 gb and an 80 gb /7200 rpm and a > processor upgrade - non of this did ever need extra cooling, is your > disk OK !? > Lovek > -- -- 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:[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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
