[DuoList] 2400c hard drive upgrades

Andrew Holst drandrewevil at hotmail.com
Fri Dec 3 15:39:17 PST 2004


A Powerbook 2400 is not a Duo you nitwit! And I sorry that I said you are 
full of shit.

>From: Richard Bennet <richbennetlaf at sbcglobal.net>
>Reply-To: "A place to discuss Apple's sub-portable computers." 
><duolist at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>To: "A place to discuss Apple's sub-portable computers." 
><duolist at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>Subject: Re: [DuoList] 2400c hard drive upgrades
>Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 01:42:26 -0800 (PST)
>
>Easy there , Big Fella! "Your mileage may vary" comes
>to mind. Many circunstances exist in this Alternate
>Macintosh Universe! Just because your Duo worked at
>over 4 gigs doesn't mean his would, unfortunately.
>Let's all get a Longneck, and help each other out.
>(BTW - I KNOW I'm fulla shit; lotsa practice!)
>
>Rich
>--- Andrew Holst <drandrewevil at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I had a 10gb on my 2400 and it worked just fine. No
> > data loss. No random
> > crashing. It ran just fine. That man is full of
> > shit.
> >
> > >From: "taichi at austin.rr.com" <taichi at austin.rr.com>
> > >Reply-To: taichi at austin.rr.com,"A place to discuss
> > Apple's sub-portable
> > >computers."
> > <duolist at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> > >To: duolist at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
> > >Subject: Re: [DuoList] 2400c hard drive upgrades
> > >Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 14:32:50 -0500
> > >
> > >hi
> > >if you intend to ever use scsi disk mode to hoook
> > the 2400 up to a Mac
> > >desktop as a external drive you can not use a drive
> > bigger than 4 gb.
> > >Some folks found 4.3 gb ibm drives would not even
> > work... massive data loss
> > >may occour. ymmv
> > >
> > >one can find 4 gb apple branded drives on ebay
> > >
> > >better to blow off scsi disk mode and gett a bigger
> > drive.
> > >a 5400 rpm may be generating too much heat so I
> > would shy away from that
> > >Again ymmv
> > >
> > >I used a 10 gb from a newer powerbook that I put a
> > larger drive into.
> > >
> > >Look on Dealmac.com
> > >there was a 5400 60gb drive for $135
> > >that would be outrageous !! MAybe Hot would be the
> > word.
> > >
> > >Bon
> > >
> > >Original Message:
> > >-----------------
> > >From: Thomas G. Monclova samoht at bl.org
> > >Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 12:34:16 -0600 (CST)
> > >To: hugeu2fan at gmail.com,
> > duolist at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
> > >Subject: Re: [DuoList] 2400c hard drive upgrades
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > I'd like to upgrade the original 1.3gb drive in
> > my 2400c to something
> > > > larger and faster.  I've seen reports of people
> > putting in 20, 30, and
> > > > even 40gb drives into these machines but have
> > yet to find
> > > > brand/model/price listings.  Do any of you
> > veterans have any
> > > > suggestions?  I've heard good stories about IBM
> > drives.  Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Morris
> > >
> > >
> > >  	Hiya Morris,
> > >
> > >  	I'm loving the 60GB Toshiba I put in my 2300.
> > It has a 16MB cache
> > >which makes virtual RAM seem quite nice (as long as
> > I leave it under about
> > >8MB).  I'd say that drive is going well.
> > >
> > >  	It's a fast drive which means it runs a bit warm
> > at 5400 RPM, and
> > >it draws a bit more power than some since it runs
> > at a 5V and 1 Amp.
> > >
> > >  	-t
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