15" pb g4 internal drive and ram

[vickg]

hi im new and i've had my Powerbook g4 for about more then a year and the internal harddrive is almost full (5 gb left) and i was looking into expanding the harddrive..so whats the difference between serial ata and ata?? in system profile its shows in ata my harddrive...
TOSHIBA MK8026GAX:

Capacity: 74.53 GB
Model: TOSHIBA MK8026GAX
Revision: PA005B
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: No
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
VICK:
Capacity: 74.41 GB
Available: 5.63 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s3
Mount Point: /
after stating that..can i put a serial ata??(http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Hitachi/0A53487/) if so how?? also whats the highest ram i can expand my ram to?? ive tried searching the topic everywhere but found none so plz help

 

[UltraNEO*]

Wait.

Do not buy a SATA drive, cuase you can't install them in a PB.
They're not compatible. Basically, the connector port is completely different.

Your PowerBook G4 uses PATA drives, or otherwise known as IDE.
The maximum size you can have fitted is 250Gb.

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=314

 

[alphaod]

You want 2x1GB DDR PC2700 for your computer.

 

[vickg]

i know this is a dumb question but if i change the harddrive do i have to install tiger again?? ive never changed the drive before so im just wondering also is there any way i can copy the old hd and put it on the new on once i get it all started or do i have to start all over?? would i be able to install leopard??

 

[dtklamf]

buy an external drive.

 

[UltraNEO*]

i know this is a dumb question but if i change the harddrive do i have to install tiger again?? ive never changed the drive before so im just wondering also is there any way i can copy the old hd and put it on the new on once i get it all started or do i have to start all over?? would i be able to install leopard??

Yes, you would. If you decide to change the internal harddrive, everything on the system will be removed once you take it out, though it's not erased. New harddrives never include software.