[Duo2400] Re: Duo 2300c HD on a PB 1400c ?

[Larry Friedman]

Its four rubber grommets that hold the drive in place, the drive  
bracket isn't fundamentally wider than the drive itself. check out  
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/powerbook_g4/PB_G4_HD_upgrade/ 
pb_g4_hd_upgrade3.html

~ Larry


On Tuesday, December 17, 2002, at 12:22  PM, Patrick Selliers wrote:

> As I remember it, the internal drives (TiBook, iBook Dual USB) were  
> put into some
> sort of new rubber contraption. This to eliminate vibration. If I´d  
> put such a thing
> into my 2400 - it would surely be for the sound of silence. But does  
> it fit? Well...
> The Ti isn´t exactly thick. Still... given that - there still might be  
> a width
> problem (the rubber has to go somewhere) with the whole thing. Wish I  
> knew what it
> looks like... I´d give it a try just the same.
>
> Patrick
>
>
>
>
>
> MA501Guy at aol.com wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 12/17/02 11:47:53 AM, larry.s.f at mindspring.com  
>> writes:
>>
>> << It's the standard 2.5" drive.
>>
>> ~ Larry >>
>>
>> it's NOT the width that is the concern, or the size of the drive,  
>> it's the
>> actually THICKNESS of the drive that determines if it can fit inside  
>> a 2400c
>> laptop.  if it was purchased in the past 5 or so years, it is mostly  
>> likely
>> thin enough a drive to fit. older drives that are also 2.5 in drives  
>> were
>> made THICKER since that was the only option at the time that they were
>> designed.
>> good luck
>> Alan
>>
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