Final progress report:
I had an extra drive from a 1400, so I got that swapped into the 5300 last night. The 17mm, 750mb drive from the 5300 revived once, then gave up the ghost. Huge thunky sound effects from such a little thing.
Getting the 12.5mm drive mounted was a real beast - I had to drill new holes in the caddy - only to find that there is NO, ZERO room on the sides for screws, it interferes with the refit of the trackpad housing. So drilled top screws and that JUST worked. There is not an RCH to spare. That's why I'm posting this, if anyone else faces this and needs to refit a 12.5 drive in there - top mount is the way to go - two screws in either corner are all you need. The plastic drills easily with a standard bit.
So, at least, that 5300 is working for a little while longer and back running 7.6.1. The 750 drive was circa 1996; this just must have been its time.
Anyone know of a good source for 2gb - 6gb used or NOS drives? So far, my 1400s all are hanging in there, but I suppose they will crap out next...
I am definitely moving closer to ordering one of the 60gb flash drives from OWC for my Pismos...I've been lucky with drives, but this failure reminds me that nothing that spins lasts forever...
I had an extra drive from a 1400, so I got that swapped into the 5300 last night. The 17mm, 750mb drive from the 5300 revived once, then gave up the ghost. Huge thunky sound effects from such a little thing.
Getting the 12.5mm drive mounted was a real beast - I had to drill new holes in the caddy - only to find that there is NO, ZERO room on the sides for screws, it interferes with the refit of the trackpad housing. So drilled top screws and that JUST worked. There is not an RCH to spare. That's why I'm posting this, if anyone else faces this and needs to refit a 12.5 drive in there - top mount is the way to go - two screws in either corner are all you need. The plastic drills easily with a standard bit.
So, at least, that 5300 is working for a little while longer and back running 7.6.1. The 750 drive was circa 1996; this just must have been its time.
Anyone know of a good source for 2gb - 6gb used or NOS drives? So far, my 1400s all are hanging in there, but I suppose they will crap out next...
I am definitely moving closer to ordering one of the 60gb flash drives from OWC for my Pismos...I've been lucky with drives, but this failure reminds me that nothing that spins lasts forever...