On Saturday, October 22, 2005, at 12:00 PM, BigMomma wrote:
Hi All.
I am sure this is way off topic, but would anyone one the list know
how to replace the hard drive in a Performa Powermac 5200? I can get
at it but can't figure out how to remove it. The drive that is in it
is less than 600mb. I thought if I could put a bigger drive in it the
little ones could use it for some kindergarten stuff. I can't find any
manuals on the Apple site about replacing the drive. There is info
about adding ram and other cards but not a hard drive.
Thanks
Jacqueline
BigMomma
Its been along time ago but I have changed the hard drive in my
Performa 5200 CD.
Which was my first Mac and given away a long time ago. What I
remember, mainly because
of the difficulty of reaching inside and finally finding the latch
that releases the sled and allows
it to slide toward you.
If memory serves me the latch is plastic and at the bottom. Once
released the sled will slide
out with cables still attached. This then gives you enough slack to
remove the cables and then
the hard drive is free.. It was not and easy task getting my big hammy
hands inside and I think
I may have left some DNA behind.
Good luck and let me know how it goes.
David in WV
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