PowerBook G4 HDD Replacement?

[mark10197]

Hi,
I came across a 250gb 2.5' IDE laptop hard drive at a garage sale today. The guy who was selling it had no clue what is so he sold it to me for five bucks. I plugged it into hard drive to usb adapter and it worked. Now my question is, can I install it in my PB G4? I don't know if its possible and I really don't want to clone my drives and take the whole computer apart and find out it doesn't work. I have a 1.5ghz PB, with 1.5 gb of ram btw.

 

[Heb1228]

Yeah, just make sure its a 9.5mm drive as opposed to the larger form factor 12mm.

Here's a guide with photos. You can also find some help on youtube.

 

[mark10197]

sweet.
thanks!

 

[JustGretchen]

The heat that larger drive may give off may be more than your powerbook will like.

Generally, I've seen things that suggest you should stay at 120gb or below in a powerbook because it's not designed/engineered for the higher heat of a bigger/faster drive than that.

 

[iToaster]

The heat that larger drive may give off may be more than your powerbook will like.

Generally, I've seen things that suggest you should stay at 120gb or below in a powerbook because it's not designed/engineered for the higher heat of a bigger/faster drive than that.

I had a 250 GB HDD in my 12" PowerBook before I sold it and there was no difference between the previous 100 GB and the new one temperature wise.

 

[cherry su]

Hi,
I came across a 250gb 2.5' IDE laptop hard drive at a garage sale today. The guy who was selling it had no clue what is so he sold it to me for five bucks. I plugged it into hard drive to usb adapter and it worked. Now my question is, can I install it in my PB G4? I don't know if its possible and I really don't want to clone my drives and take the whole computer apart and find out it doesn't work. I have a 1.5ghz PB, with 1.5 gb of ram btw.

wow you really got a good deal there. hope it doesn't crap out on you in a week!