[JazzCatDRP]

Hey all,
I'm using an old Lombard 333 mhz Powerbook. When I purchased it used, it had an upgraded hard drive (20 gig). Unfortunately, my needs have really started passing my storage space. Before I go out an grab the first hard drive deal I can find, there's a little info I need. Someone mentioned to me earlier that I have to be careful buying a big drive, because my mac may only recognize a small portion of it. Where I can I find out the maximum space that my computer could recognize. Also, would I have any luck finding a bigger internal hard drive for my Powerbook, since it's pretty outdated, or would I be better off finding an external drive? Thanks for any knowledge passed my way!

[MORT A POTTY]

you could get a new HD for your Lombard, yeah.

for the most part, any 2.5" laptop HD will work.

[MORT A POTTY]

http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_It...m=TOSMK8026GAX

80GB 5400 RPM

or

http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_It...tem=HIT08K0939

60GB 7200 RPM

[markponcelet]

Originally posted by JazzCatDRP:
Hey all,
I'm using an old Lombard 333 mhz Powerbook. When I purchased it used, it had an upgraded hard drive (20 gig). Unfortunately, my needs have really started passing my storage space. Before I go out an grab the first hard drive deal I can find, there's a little info I need. Someone mentioned to me earlier that I have to be careful buying a big drive, because my mac may only recognize a small portion of it. Where I can I find out the maximum space that my computer could recognize. Also, would I have any luck finding a bigger internal hard drive for my Powerbook, since it's pretty outdated, or would I be better off finding an external drive? Thanks for any knowledge passed my way!

For $25 less and free shipping, you can get the 7K60 from ZipZoomFly.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=100519

I've been watching the price of that drive at that site now for a few months. Lowest it's been is $150; currently it's $151.50.

-Mark

[JazzCatDRP]

Thanks for all the help, folks. After debating it, I'm thinking maybe external might work better for me. I'm hoping to get a newer PBook within the next year or so, so I kinda hate to spend money on something that wouldn't be of much use when I get a new one. Any ideas on externals? Also, do I have to worry about the Lombard not recognizing all of my hard drive? Thanks all!

[JazzCatDRP]

One more question. I found the following on ebay? Would it work with my laptop? Thanks!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MakeTrack=true

[MORT A POTTY]

it should

[tooki]

Originally posted by JazzCatDRP:
Thanks for all the help, folks. After debating it, I'm thinking maybe external might work better for me.

Your PowerBook has USB 1.1 and SCSI external ports. USB 1.1 is very slow, and they don't really sell external SCSI disks any more (plus, no new Macs have SCSI any more). So I wouldn't advise this.

Any notebook drive made since at least 1998 will fit in a Lombard, and no notebook drive made to date is big enough to run into the size limitations that cause problems on desktop machines.

tooki

[JazzCatDRP]

Thanks for all the help. Regarding the external drive, I do have a firewire card, so that would facilitate quick file transfer

[tooki]

Yeah, as long as you didn't plan to boot off the external, that would certainly work, then!

tooki

[JazzCatDRP]

Yeah, the external would be mainly for storage of my music.

[gbhgbh]

Here's a 40GB hard drive for $90.
http://microcenter.com/single_produc...uct_id=0176811

BTW, to remove the hard drive from a Lombard, do you just pull the drive from the mount? Are there any screws holding it in?

[JazzCatDRP]

I'm not sure on how to remove the hard drive. There are screws on the edges, but I can't tell if they are holding the drive in, or if that's part of the actual hard drive itself.

[robo74]

http://homepage.mac.com/sysop/PhotoAlbum5.html

Number 11 shows the hard drive.

Very easy


Rob