On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:09:35 +1100 James Gray <ja...@gray.net.au> wrote:
> On 21/02/2010, at 7:48 AM, elliott-brennan wrote: > > > Alan Tyree wrote: > > > >> I have an Apple iBook G4 and the hard drive is > > showing >some damage - it > >> is an IDE drive. Would like to replace with > > something solid >state, but > >> don't really know where to start. > > > >> Cheers, > >> Alan > > Hi Alan, > > I didn't see your original (sans the quoted section above), but the > following will probably be of interest to you: > > http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/Installing-iBook-G4-12-Inch-800-MHz-1-2-GHz-Hard-Drive-Replacement/166/1 > > As for putting a SSD where an IDE currently lives, you will more than > likely require an IDE-to-SATA converter unless you can find an IDE > SSD! If you need the converter, you will probably run out of space : > ( Traditional "spinning platter" IDE drives are still readily > available but are (in my experience) a little more expensive ($/MB) > than their SATA cousins....that whole supply/demand thing sux. > Yeah, replacing the original hard drive is not complicated, but I was looking to go solid state. The machine is now underpowered, overweight and needs a memory upgrade. The reason I was asking about CF as a hard drive is this adapter which seems like it solves the space problem: http://www.addonics.com/products/flash_memory_reader/ad44midecf.asp But reasonable size CF cards aren't cheap. It doesn't make financial sense, I guess. It is an old favourite since I have written a couple of books on it, but maybe time to put it out to pasture. The basic Dell Mini 10 was on line at $400 this weekend - much lighter, much higher specs. Thanks, Alan > Good luck, > > James > > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
