buying a new hard drive...

[Chris Foote]

>  Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 18:15:30 -0500
>Subject: [X Newbies]
>From: John Lowther <j.lo at earthlink.net>
>Message-Id: <44B201A6-1AE6-11D8-BB5D-000393ADC3C0 at earthlink.net>
>
>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
I would suggest you call Other World Computing and tell them the 
machine you have; they will recommend the right drive.
Chris
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