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Ibook G3 HD into Bondi iMac?
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Hi,
Any ideas if I'd be able to transplant my HD from my (dead) G3 ibook into my Bondi iMac? Or are they completely different?
Thanks,
Matt
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: UK
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You'll need an adaptor. They are cheap and plentiful on eBay. I have bought 4 so far.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Iowa State Univesity
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Great, thanks. Once last question - I read on another forum that the adaptor would need to be powered - is that the case?
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Power is what the white plug is for, so yes, the adapter is powered.
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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There are 2 cords on an EIDE desktop HDD (the kind in the iMac) . One is for signal (40-pin), and the other is for power (4-pin). There is one cord on an EIDE laptop HDD (the kind in the iBook [44-pin]). They are natively compatible and adapters are sinfully cheap to manufacture. I would bet that you could get one for 5 bucks plus shipping.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2001
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uh...if you had checked my link you would have seen one that went for about $.02 plus shipping.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Originally Posted by lothar56
uh...if you had checked my link you would have seen one that went for about $.02 plus shipping.
well there you go
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