HDD in CD-ROM bus

[SCIENTIST29]

Just wondering, is it possible to connect an IDE HDD into the cd rom IDE connector on the motherboard of a Powerbook G4 1,67ghz without any kind of adapter? thanks

 

[Lil Chillbil]

yes this has been done many times with macbooks and macbook pros by people who want more storage and don't burn disks

 

[Goftrey]

Without an adapter, no. However, you can pick one of these up super cheap & simply plonk a SATA drive in.

 

[SCIENTIST29]

Why can't I simply plug it in? the connector looks exactly the same...will a HDD in the caddie be as fast as a normal one?

Without an adapter, no. However, you can pick one of these up super cheap & simply plonk a SATA drive in.

 

[Goftrey]

Why can't I simply plug it in? the connector looks exactly the same...will a HDD in the caddie be as fast as a normal one?

No, as far as I know the connectors are completely different. Those caddies provide a safe enclosure for the hard drives & it gives you the option of the SATA connection (of course it would only run at the IDE speed though).

PowerBook's Hard Drive Connector

PowerBook's Optical Drive Connector