Yup... A nice 4200rpm, 12mm drive is probably your best low-heat, and cheapest, solution. Check with IBM or whomever you bought the 30GB from. Some had a three year warranty. >Dear Gurus, > My lovely two year old IBM 30 G hard drive has died. DT&T will >replace it - but . . . Apparently there's a 7200 rpm IBM hd on the market. >Better but is better hotter? My 240 (w heat sink) takes heat babying as is. >Will the 7200 rpm raise the heat vs the present 4200? > Donald McCaig > > >Yucatec Farm >Williamsville, Virginia Ralph Mawyer, Jr. San Antonio, Texas Associate Editor mac2400 ... http://www.sineware.com/mac2400 Your PowerBook 2400 Reference Site "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin, 1759.