[X Newbies] buying a new hard drive...

[John Lowther]

Hello, All!  This is Tracey again.

With all that happened recently with the infinite blue screen, I 
believe I'm better off buying a new hard drive and starting with a 
clean slate.  I was finally able to complete a reinstallation of OS9 
and OSX but there were still problems with both systems-- OS9 freezing 
up and OSX landing on the blue screen again.  It seems like starting 
from a clean drive is a better choice.

Now, I went to MacMall to find a new drive, but to be honest, I don't 
know what I'm looking for.  It seems to me I've got to choose from an 
assortment of higher-powered drives than the one I have.  Does anyone 
have any suggestions about what I should purchase?  Are there any 
manufacturers who are particularly noteworthy?  Are there particular 
features I should look for?

I'm told that there are instructions for setting up a new drive on the 
Mac website-- is this correct?

Thanks so much for your help.

Tracey