I have a Powerbook G4 titanium 800 mhz laptop. The internal disk has crashed. It is a 40 GB drive.
I want to replace it with a 160 GB drive that I have on the shelf. But due to the complexity of the installation
I don't want to just "try it".
I know that the ATA bus limits the disk size to 128 GB. But can I put the big disk in anyway and use it? Or
will the system just fail to operate at all?
Gary
G4, Mac OS 9.2.x
You can use the large HD, however, only 128GB will be useable. Partitioning won't overcome the 128GB limit.
Here's the step-by-step instructions for replacing the HD.
http://www.ifixit.com/Device/PowerBook_G4_Titanium_DVI
Cheers, Tom 😉
Message was edited by: Texas Mac Man
You can use the large HD, however, only 128GB will be useable. Partitioning won't overcome the 128GB limit.
Here's the step-by-step instructions for replacing the HD.
http://www.ifixit.com/Device/PowerBook_G4_Titanium_DVI
Cheers, Tom 😉
Message was edited by: Texas Mac Man
To avoid possible errors in data creeping into the non-addressable part of the drive, it would be good to format the drive (which you should do anyway with any new bare drive) and partition it such that the first partition (the one you will be using) is about 120-125GB.
Thanks guys. That was exactly the information I needed.
Gary
Oversize drive: Will it work?
