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

[Patrick Selliers]

Hmm - methinks it´s something one could pull off as a hack - certainly makes you
think... ;^D

Patrick



Larry Friedman wrote:

> 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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