Replace HD

[ang8385]

Does anyone know how to replace the 12 inch Powerbook hard drive? I was thinking to replace with a better one later. Currently mine is 60GB (4200), are 5400 & 7200rpm a lot better than 4200 ??

Advice needed

[Mord]

it can be done it's just a pain in the ass.

[Duff-Man]

Duff-Man says....this topic comes up all the time...you will see a speed boost with a faster drive but you also *may* see a decrease in battery life....and check out this link at xlr8yourmac (http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/powerbookG4_12in_HD_upgrade/PowebookG4_12in_HD_upgrade.htm#storytop) for the "how to..." should you decide to proceed. Oh, and it will void your warranty too.....oh yeah!

[ang8385]

Duff-Man says....this topic comes up all the time...you will see a speed boost with a faster drive but you also *may* see a decrease in battery life....and check out this link at xlr8yourmac (http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/powerbookG4_12in_HD_upgrade/PowebookG4_12in_HD_upgrade.htm#storytop) for the "how to..." should you decide to proceed. Oh, and it will void your warranty too.....oh yeah!

Thankx dude....i guess i'll just leave it there

[blank_page]

Hey, try this site:

http://www.kodawarisan.com/PowerBook/10.html

It's a pictorial sequence on the disassembly of a Rev.B 12" PBG4. Don't think that understanding Japanese is really important, but use Sherlock and copy/paste for a rough translation.

I used the 17" PBG4 pictorial as a guide to disassemble my Rev.B 17" PBG4 1.3GHz. Only word of caution is beware the ribbon connectors. Am now happily running a Hitachi 5K80 5,400rpm HDD in the self-same PB, and have not noticed any significant losses in battery-running times.

Good luck.

Nicholas

[hobbes3113]

I used the 17" PBG4 pictorial as a guide to disassemble my Rev.B 17" PBG4 1.3GHz.


Where did you find a pictoral guide for the 17". I have tried looking everyplace that I can think of.

Hobbes

[Mord]

i can give people any service manual they want which have take apart guides in them.

but i can only send them over ichat file transfer or ftp them to you if you have a server, no emailing there too big (15MB approx)

[mklos]

Here is a link to the actual Apple Service Manuals for almost anything Apple:

http://home.earthlink.net/~strahm_s/manuals.html

[rueyeet]

My Powerbook's drive has started to whine a bit. Time to back up my iTunes purchases.... :(

[JOD8FY]

Replacing the HD will void your warranty and swapping out a 12" PB drive is probably not easy. However, I have heard of people that have successfully upgraded theirs to a 7200 RPM HD and have seen a significant improvement in speed. If you're up for it, do it - just remember your warranty.

JOD8FY