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…

If you have an old mac that you can test those RAM sticks on, go for it! Just remember to install them in pairs, and be mindful about electrostatic discharge. You may be able to fi…

You might want to look into Quickkeys 5.0. $100.00 street. I am unsure if a macro for what you are attempting is possible here, ( I have never used it) but many people swear by thi…

nope it doesnt seem to work for that sucks any other ideas?? i dont want to get a new keyboard

Although you may not be able to replicate the media eject key, you should be able to duplicate the volume up/volume down keys. Write AppleScripts for different volume settings (as…

you could create a few small applescripts to do the sound up/down, mute, and put away all removable disks. the following sound scripts require jon's commands osax, and the disk scr…

Ya you can definitely get *all* of the functionality of the new Apple keyboards (sound up/down/mute and media eject) via AppleScript *as well as*... Audio CD play, stop, rewind, f…

Well thanks a bunch, but one problem, I can't get the script for ejecting the disc to work, and silly me has never really used applescript.....so can someone help with it...please …

it should be fine. search the forums for more info. I'm getting a 5200rpm HD though since they're cheaper. Ca$h

If you are going to use G4 performamce, buy the card. If you haven't bought the 7200RPM, don't buy it because it is said it creates too much heat. If you buy the card, please post…

I was debating the two. I'm not sure which would give me the better performance difference, a 7200 rpm HD or the G4 card. The card would obviously boost the speed a great deal, b…

Well, I haven't experienced the benefits of 7200RPM yet. I am perfectly happy with the performance of my 5400RPM 4GB HD, but the only thing that bugs me is that when it goes to sle…

Good points Godfather. I'm definitely going to invest in a 128 MB chip of RAM, boosting myself to 160 megs. As for the HD, I'll reconsider a 5400 rpm one since money is scarce. …

yeah, I do. But go search the forums and find out yourself. Ca$h