I've got a 40 GB maxtor in my C500.. the only problem i had installing it was setting the jumper to the correct setting.
i don't see any reason why you'd have problems with larger drives (unless you're still using System 7 or MacOs 8.0) -steve On Thursday, March 21, 2002, at 09:57 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Last Fall I tried a 20 gig hard drive and had big time problems. I > learned > from a Umax tech that I should go no higher than a 10 gig. It was a > Maxtor > hard drive and they stood behind it. Maxtor exchanged the 20 gig for a > 10 > gig and I have had no problems. > > If someone has installed a larger hard drive and had no problems, I > would be > interested in how they were able to get it to work. Mine would freeze > in the > start up. It would not even fire up using a start up cd with operating > system. I exchanged the fried hard drive with my old 2 gig and > everything > went okay. Hope this helps. kw > > -- > SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished > Drives | > Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on > Sale! | > > PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in > STOCK > Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Processors, Power Supply > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> > 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Processors, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
