On 13 déc. 06, at 19:21, Peter Krug wrote: > > On Dec 9, 2006, at 8:21 PM, alexandre wrote: > >> >> i have a lacie d2 drive (250gb triple interface) that is filling >> up rapidly. >> i'm thinking of upgrading the internal drive and keeping the case, >> replacing the 250gb with a 500gb for example. > > I did this with both of my d2 enclosures - it is very > straightforward after you remove the screws. The only real issue I > had was the placement of the cables around the metal bracket. I > also had a problem in that my 80GB case did not recognize my new > 250 GB ATA/133 HD, likely due to the bridge board being too old (I > don't think you will have this problem). I replaced my wife's 250 > GB HD after I dropped it while it was backing up her computer > (sounded like a roadrunner in slooow motion. meeep! meeep!). > > Also, I was using the case that originally housed the 250GB drive > to set up multiple replacement HDs at work. I must have damaged > something going back and forth plugging and unplugging the drives > because at some point the enclosure stopped working. Nothing > obvious was broken that i could tell. > > Hope this helps. If you have any other questions, I have the 80GB > enclosure sitting on my desk that I can take apart to give you more > specific info. > > thank you peter, for the info. put my drive up for sale and was able to sell it for a pretty good price. taking the 250gb drive out, selling it, buying a 500gb and putting it in the lacie enclosure was finally not that much cheaper in the end. so now i'm looking for a good 600gb drive… kind regards alexandre :: 17" 2.33ghz ic2d macbook pro / 2.0gb / 160gb / X.4.8 ::