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Questions about my new PB ...
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Manchester, UK
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Should I be worried about the following issues on my new PB?
(15", 100 GB HD, 512MB RAM + 1GB Crucial upgrade - delivered today!)
1. The battery indicator suddenly only goes up to 95%
2. It's got a Hitachi HD, but the general forum chatter indicates that Seagates are faster, less noisey and generate less heat. Is this true for these new Hitatchi HDs? Should I be sending it back and insisting on Seagate? Can I do this? I must admit it is getting hotter than I expected, but I have no way of knowing if it is louder than other powerbooks as this is my first.
3. I have installed the 1 x 1GB RAM upgrade myself, but the PB won't recognise the original 512MB chip (which is now in the second slot)
Any thoughts or help much appreciated!!
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Last edited by neal1973; Dec 7, 2005 at 08:21 PM.
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Houston, TX
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Originally Posted by neal1973
1. The battery indicator suddenly only goes up to 95%
2. It's got a Hitachi HD, but the general forum chatter indicates that Seagates are faster, less noisey and generate less heat. Is this true for these new Hitatchi HDs? Should I be sending it back and insisting on Seagate? Can I do this? I must admit it is getting hotter than I expected, but I have no way of knowing if it is louder than other powerbooks as this is my first.
3. I have installed the 1 x 1GB RAM upgrade myself, but the PB won't recognise the original 512MB chip (which is now in the second slot)
1. Have you calibrated the battery?
2. Depends which review you read. Some say the Hitachis are faster. According to the spec sheets from Hitachi and Seagate, the Hitachis are 1db louder; similarly power consumption is nearly equal.
3. The 512MB probably isn't seated. Take it out and put it back in.
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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1. as said above battery calibration may help.
2. I wouldn't worry about it, hatachi is a good company and makes good drives. 1db of noise and a degree of heat mean very little in this case. I doubt you will notice any speed difference in anything real world between the two. The head you're experiencing is 99% not from the hard drive, which runs relatively cool compared to the processor.
3. It's probably not seated correctly (again state above). Try reseating it, if that doesn't work try swapping the chip slots and see if that fixes anything. If neither of these things work, call apple.
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