hmm, after reading the LEM profile, I am getting worred the 40gb hard drive I have wont work. there is a chance, but it's ATA-6, but LEM says wallstreets are semi-incompatible with ATA-6 and ATA-7, and to stick with ATA-5.
could anyone verify this? it's a Hitachi Travelstart, model HTS428040F9AT00.
googleing, not only did I find it's ATA-6, but it's got a 2mb buffer, which should help with it's slow 4200RPM speed, which I have known about, since it's printed on the label.
I had a bad experience with a IBM travelstar that died in my old mac, a 20gb. the original Fijustu 4gb is also dead. I also lost a toshiba 20gb, and 30gb, so i dont really trust them. my mother also had a 60gb seagate go dead after only a year in her laptop, so I dunno about them, though I do have a 120gb seagate powering this mac, and it's been in it for almost a year.
I know, all parts fail, but I have a few Western Digital HDs that are a decade old, but still continue to hum along, right next to another 2gb WD. maybe I should get one of those...
/rant
-digital
could anyone verify this? it's a Hitachi Travelstart, model HTS428040F9AT00.
googleing, not only did I find it's ATA-6, but it's got a 2mb buffer, which should help with it's slow 4200RPM speed, which I have known about, since it's printed on the label.
I had a bad experience with a IBM travelstar that died in my old mac, a 20gb. the original Fijustu 4gb is also dead. I also lost a toshiba 20gb, and 30gb, so i dont really trust them. my mother also had a 60gb seagate go dead after only a year in her laptop, so I dunno about them, though I do have a 120gb seagate powering this mac, and it's been in it for almost a year.
I know, all parts fail, but I have a few Western Digital HDs that are a decade old, but still continue to hum along, right next to another 2gb WD. maybe I should get one of those...
/rant
-digital