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iMac Hard Drive Upgrade?

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oldmacman Full Member USA 713 Posts	Posted - 24 Aug 2003 : 07:38:24 My slot-loading iMac shipped with a 20 GB hard drive, which I have almost filled up. I would like to put in a larger drive. I've read that a 5400 RPM drive is the fastest you can go without overheating the iMac. Is this true? Also, is there a limit as to how big of a drive the iMac will work with? Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert Macs Liberated: SE (2), LC, IIsi, PB 145b, Quadra 700 (2), LC 575, 6100 (2), PB 5300, PowerMac 5400/200, Performa 6400/180 PCs liberated from Windoze: 3
~tl Junior Member United Kingdom 312 Posts	Posted - 24 Aug 2003 : 07:51:39 5400 rpm would be best for cooling ... as the SL iMac dosent have a fan ... the limit of the IDE controller on the iMac is 128gb it would proabably be easier to get an external firewire drive Orcadian MLA Division 68ks Liberated: 2
FireWire is fast General, 4 star USA 1559 Posts	Posted - 24 Aug 2003 : 18:52:05 Oh dear. I've seen threads about this topic (both tray and slot loading) about a billion times. It is true that slot-loaders have no fans, but let me say this once: A 7200 RPM HARD DRIVE WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT, IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES OVERHEAT A SLOT-LOADING iMAC!!! I have a 400 MHz iMac DV Special Edition and replaced the stock 13 gig / 5400 rpm Quantum drive with a SCREAMING 80gb/7200rpm Seagate Baracuda IV last year and have been pleasantly content ever since. It is much quieter and faster than the Quantum (not to mention much larger! 80 gigs! yum) I've had it since November and my iMac has yet to explode. So stop fretting now and get a 7200 rpm Seagate! -------------------- master of the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice™ and figure-head of the Peoples' PDS Republic --------------------
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 24 Aug 2003 : 19:01:05 The only place I'd ever be concerned about an uber fast spinning HDD, is in the case of a laptop... but they dont' een MAKE 7200 RPM HDDs for laptops IIRC... Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 24 Aug 2003 : 21:43:18 I think you're right about that Cory...the fastest laptop drive i've heard of so far has been somewhere around 5400rpm. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 24 Aug 2003 : 22:28:06 yeah, I'm not much of a hard drive buff though... I probably wouldn't notice if I was using a 4200, or a 10k RPM drive... Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
Gothikon Full Member Australia 537 Posts	Posted - 26 Aug 2003 : 03:26:43 Couple of points I think there are problems with 7200 RPM drives in early rev a - d iMacs, tray loaders. There is some stuff on applefritter about this, i think it's as much to do with poor PSUs in them. I also think some companies are starting to make 7200 RPM drives, XYM has some stuff on this. Remeber as hardware evolves their our other benefits, not just size, I've no doubt that modern technology is bring cooler as well as larger laptop HDs -------- LC 2, LC 3, Q605, Perf 638, Colour Classic (160 603e) 6100, 7200, PTP 225 (Quad 604), PM 9600, G4 Cube
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 26 Aug 2003 : 06:11:44 Then one has to ask, are laptops currently using IDE controllers that... or is that an "in the future" kind of development? MacLover5, what speed is your 40 gigger in your 333 iMac? Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
ThePowerToBurn Junior Member USA 106 Posts	Posted - 26 Aug 2003 : 11:29:30 7200 RPM drives are just fine. I have a 60gb 7200rpm in my 2001 iMac and it runs just fine. _________ Flower Power iMac 500MHz 60gb HD 8x4x24 CD-RW 512mb ram 16mb vram 10.2.6 AIO G3 500 OC to 525/75 20+4gb HDs 512mb's ram 6mb vram Firewire&USB cards 10.2.6 6500/225PPC 225MHz 6GB HD 64mb ram OS 9.1 5400/200PPC 200MHz 13GB HD 72mb ram OS 9.1
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 26 Aug 2003 : 18:33:16 quote: Then one has to ask, are laptops currently using IDE controllers that... or is that an "in the future" kind of development? MacLover5, what speed is your 40 gigger in your 333 iMac? Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life" I dunno...i think its a 5400, but it could be a 7200...when i go home i'll get the model number and look it up. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1

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