Duo 2300c HD on a PB 1400c ?

[Dan K]

On 12/17/02 MA501Guy at aol.com wrote:
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>In a message dated 12/17/02 2:20:06 AM, jessicat at jmug.org writes:
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><< >Would a 2300c hard disk work on a PowerBook 1400c ?
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>Believe so
>Aqua >>
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>truth is, the powerbook 2300 is the ONLY powerbook ever made that will 
>accomodate EITHER a standard scsi laptop hard drive OR a IDE hard drive, so 
>if the 2300 has an IDE drive, it sure can be swapped out for the 1400.
>good luck
>Alan

and then he wrote:

>In a message dated 12/17/02 11:38:02 AM, larry.s.f at mindspring.com writes:
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><< Another HD question. Will my 10 gig Powerbook G4 drive fit in my 2400?
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>Thanks
>Larry >>
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>if it's a thin enough hard drive, it will indeed fit without a problem.
>good luck
>Alan

As Alan infers above, the drive in a 2300 could possibly be a scsi 
mechanism, which _will_not_ work inside a 1400. It's easy to discover 
which sort of drive it is with Drive Setup. Launch DS and it will list 
the devices and on which bus they can be found. 

Of the IDE-bus-equipped PBs, the 2300, 5300, 190 (150 too?) and 3400 will 
all accept 17mm or thinner drives, all other IDE-using PowerBooks can use 
12.5mm or thinner drives. All iBooks are limited to 9.5mm max thickness 
drives.

I've never seen a 17mm ATA drive with a capacity over 1.3GB, and I'm 
quite certain a 10GB drive will be 12.5mm or 9.5mm thick.

hth,

Dan K