I got the drive today and backed up my data to it. it shows up on the desktop when I put it into an external firewire case, but I cant boot from it as an external drive hooked up to either an iBook duoal-USB or a G4 cube. Any ideas?
-Hal On Monday, October 28, 2002, at 02:47 PM, Dan Knight wrote: > Andrew Kershaw writes: > >> I bought an IBM TravelStar 40GXN 40GB 5400rpm disk for my laptop... >> Anyone have any experience with IBM TravelStar disks? I'm curious if >> the 5400rpm disk speed is really that big an improvement - is it >> noticeable? I'm replacing my Wallstreet's measly 2GB drive (4200rpm, >> Toshiba, I think) with this new one. > > I replaced the 10 GB Toshiba drive in my TiBook with the 20 GB 40GXN a > few weeks ago. Between the larger buffer (8 MB!) and higher rotation > speed, it's much faster. It also seems to be quieter, and the fan > doesn't > kick in as often. > > I think you'll be very, very happy with it. > >> Now what the heck am I going to do with 20x more disk space than i >> had previously?!! ;-) > > Got 128 MB or more RAM? If so, pick up a copy of OS X to play with. > > > -- > Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. > <http://cobwebpublishing.com> <http://lowendmac.com> > <http://digital-views.com> <http://digigraphica.com> > <http://lowendpc.com> <http://reformed.net> > > Computers are like air conditioners; they don't work when you open > windows. > > > -- > PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:powerbooks@;mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:powerbooks-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:powerbooks-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> > Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:powerbooks@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:powerbooks-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:powerbooks-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
