----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 2:07 AM Subject: Best IDE HD for Q630???
> Hi all, this is my first post here. > I am thinking, due to frequent startups which present me with the question > mark drive flashing, that my IDE HD is having problems. I've checked the > disk for errors, and none have been reported, but since I have some IDE > drives around, I am considering replacing the drive. Somewhere (LEM?) I > read an article suggesting that a faster spinning (and therefore faster > access time?) drive can net one a speed of operation increase, and I was > wondering what people have used and found to work well. I will run either > 7.5.5 or 8.0 (8.1) on this machine, and if what I've read is correct, there > should be no practical partition size limit, so I imagine a 2g+ drive would > be fine, is that also correct? > Thanks for your input, > -Brian > -- Quadlist 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> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
