IBook Adapter was Re: Hard Drive Access.

2009-04-01 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, All, I need to upgrade the disk in my Macbook possibly and i need to know what i can do with my old one. I am debating putting it in my Mum's IBook that runs Leopard. This will only work if there is a small ata to sata converter. Does anyone know if this possible? Secondly, can I

Re: IBook Adapter was Re: Hard Drive Access.

2009-04-01 Thread Cara Quinn
Alex, I don't know about an adapter, but you can definitely get a firewire enclosure for your MB drive. I have one and it works wonderfully!… Of course I'm not mounting it inside something else, but the enclosure is great!… You can Google this, and I'll post the brand I have. (will

Re: IBook Adapter was Re: Hard Drive Access.

2009-04-01 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, Mounting it is the least of my worries. I have three drive bays inside this 1997 G3. I'll just use some double sided tape to hold it in place. Thank you Cara for the information. Thanks, Alex, On 1-Apr-09, at 12:56 AM, Cara Quinn wrote: Alex, I don't know about an adapter, but you

Re: IBook Adapter was Re: Hard Drive Access.

2009-04-01 Thread ben mustill-rose
Why do you want to use fw instead of the ide in the g3? Could you not get a kit to mount a 2.5 drive in a 3.5 bay? On 01/04/2009, Alex Jurgensen asquare...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Mounting it is the least of my worries. I have three drive bays inside this 1997 G3. I'll just use some double

Re: IBook Adapter was Re: Hard Drive Access.

2009-04-01 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, I have one IDE HD in there already and that is the max that this old puppy will take. You can't teach old dogs new tricks, ... Smiley. Alex, Thanks, On 1-Apr-09, at 5:24 AM, ben mustill-rose wrote: Why do you want to use fw instead of the ide in the g3? Could you not get a kit to

Re: IBook Adapter was Re: Hard Drive Access.

2009-04-01 Thread sandi sørensen
: IBook Adapter was Re: Hard Drive Access. Hi, I have one IDE HD in there already and that is the max that this old puppy will take. You can't teach old dogs new tricks, ... Smiley. Alex, Thanks, On 1-Apr-09, at 5:24 AM, ben mustill-rose wrote: Why do you want to use fw instead of the ide

Re: IBook Adapter was Re: Hard Drive Access.

2009-04-01 Thread Scott Howell
Jurgensen asquare...@gmail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 12:06 PM Subject: Re: IBook Adapter was Re: Hard Drive Access. Hi, I have one IDE HD in there already and that is the max that this old puppy will take. You can't teach old dogs new tricks

Re: IBook Adapter was Re: Hard Drive Access.

2009-04-01 Thread sandi sørensen
01, 2009 12:06 PM Subject: Re: IBook Adapter was Re: Hard Drive Access. Hi, I have one IDE HD in there already and that is the max that this old puppy will take. You can't teach old dogs new tricks, ... Smiley. Alex, Thanks, On 1-Apr-09, at 5:24 AM, ben mustill-rose wrote: Why do