Powerbook540c & 4GB 2.5 inch IDE 12.5m Hard Drive

[Dimitris1980]

Is it possible to connect the subject's hard drive on Powerbook 540c?

 

[nvdeynde]

No the Powerbook 500 series only work with SCSI drives.

 

[Byrd]

If you're lucky to have bought a PB540c new with a 750MB or 1GB "SCSI" drive, it's a 2.5" IDE hard disk with a SCSI adapter. You can plug in any 2.5" IDE drive < 6GB in there quite happily. The adapter seems to have problems with bigger drives and later ATA standards. The only other option is an ARTMix 2.5" adapter