OK, I went to the iMac forum archive and found a bunch of posts I somehow hadn't seen before. Despite the warnings about the increased heat, those who have put a 7200 in seem to ha…

Hi CaseCom- I hope this note finds you. I'm trying to help a friend w/ a iMac DV (G3) 500MHz who would like to upgrade his harddrive to one the new 7200 units that you can get fo…

I put a 120 Gig Western Digital in a iMac DV SE and had no trouble at all. Noticeably zippier and when I moved to a desktop, I moved the drive with me. I'm pretty sure 120 is the …

Quote: Originally Posted by Spidey Hi CaseCom- I hope this note finds you. I'm trying to help a friend w/ a iMac DV (G3) 500MHz who would like to upgrade his harddrive to one …

Hi Amacapart- Thanks for the advise. I'll go ahead and drop the new drive into my friend's DV. I really appreciate the help. And yes this string was a little old, but as evide…

I just bought a 7200 rpm 160G Maxtor drive for my wife's iMac DV 400. I did this before reading that it may have a 128G ceiling. What happens if i put this drive in? will it not…

Quote: Originally Posted by skier What happens if i put this drive in? will it not work or only be seen as a 128G drive? I believe it's the 2nd part you mentioned.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kenneth I believe it's the 2nd part you mentioned. Yes, that's it ! It will show as 128 GB. -t

Quote: Originally Posted by turtle777 Yes, that's it ! It will show as 128 GB. -t I thought it was a 137GB ceiling. Can the drive be partitioned? On one partition have 12…

Nope. Its 128GB. Next ceiling above that is something ludicrous like several exabytes or something. Can't be arsed to look it up or work it out.

Thanks to everyone for the responses..

Quote: Originally Posted by discotronic I thought it was a 137GB ceiling. Can the drive be partitioned? On one partition have 128GB or 137GB (however that goes) and the other w…

There is a software fix now I think about it. Its called Speedtools. Wasn't cheap last time I looked though......

I've replaced the drives on three slot-loading iMacs recently with 7200rpm models, all to great effect. Temperature isn't an issue (modern 7200rpm drives run way cooler than the ol…

Hi, I saw the $199 DiamondMax 45 Plus UDMA/100 7200RPM 46.1 GB IDE drive on < http://www.compgeeks.com/cgi-bin/det...s&sku=205-5462 >, I would like to ask…

It will most certainly work. You have to replace your current hard drive, of course, as there is only one drive bay inside the iMac. However, an ATA/100 hard drive is a dumb idea. …

Thanks for your advice, Kozmik. I will buy the drive right away. ------------------ "With technology in all corners, learning to unplug can be particularly difficult."

The fact that the drive supports ATA-100 is pretty useless to an iMac owner, but that doesn't mean that you won't get a performance boost out of the drive. The iMac comes with a 54…

2 things: 1. Thats a BAD price. Go to www.pricewatch.com. 46 gigs can be had for WELL under 200 bucks 2. I'm sick of snooty G4 G3 tower owners saying "hahA. You wouldnt n…

Ca$h you are so right, and also the fact that there is only one drive bay, its hell. I wish that there was more room for another drive, but then i would have to get rid of my cd dr…

Sorry but: There is currently ONE IDE drive that is worthy of an ATA-66 interface: the IBM Deskstar 75GXP. It's ALL OVER the web (see StorageReview.com and pay attention to IOME…

And I just bought a Quantum Lm for my rev.a w/Gwizard, because of its amazing seek and access times. Great for booting up and starting apps. Time is money. And the Deskstar is not …

Well, not neon per se, but they're close. They're also flexible. Some users of another board pointed me to (among others, but this was the best) http://www.coolwireusa.com/product…

There is a secret project I am soon going to start. However, before I start it, I must know the following: where can I buy a beige G3 motherboard (the ones with the 66MHz bus speed…

jeezus nate... Secret project... I'm left speechless... oh well... You can get one from Sun Remarketing, along with pretty much any other apple part at www.sunrem.com, as for the …