Powerbook G4 - hard drive installation

Hey,
I purchased a used Powerbook G4 1Ghz on eBay. Is it difficult to install a new internal HD? I am thinking of putting a 160GB in it.
Chris

Hi
Just in case you haven't taken the decision this is my personnal experience on a PB 15 1.5mhz.
I have changed the HD and DVD drive.
The most difficult part was definitively opening the PB. It took me a bit of fiddling to take of the top plate of the with the kb without damaging anything. Just never use forces.
The HD was the easier to swap as less screws. I cloned the old drive on the new one and swapped them over, and after a couple of reboot, it works just like new.
WDC WD2500BEVE-00WZT0:
Capacity: 232.89 GB
Model: WDC WD2500BEVE-00WZT0
Revision: 01.01A01
Serial Number: WD-WXCX07519846
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: Yes
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
As for the DVD drive this is what I have now:
MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-85JS:
Firmware Revision: FWR7
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Unsupported)
Profile Path: None
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RAM, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media: No
I am so happy to have a all in one solution now. Be careful if you are changing the dvd drive. There is a module glued on the top of it, that need to be removed before the swap. Make sure to note the position of this module as it has a little space cut out on the top cover to fit nicely.
I think the total time to do it all was less than 40 min being very careful and meticulous by remembering the position of each screw and following the step by step procedure on iFixit.com.
The connectors are a bit intimidating, as they are micro connectors as surface component, so make sure you touch the chassis regularly to get rid off static electricity in you.
I hope this help.

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Now here comes my questions. The RAM upgrade is straightforward. The HD upgrade seems simple enough when using tutorials on ifixit.com. I am wondering though, does the HD need to be ATA-100 or could it be ATA-133? Are DMA, Ultra DMA, UDMA, DMA-100, ATA, ATA-100, IDE, and EIDE all the same thing and all compatible with the 12" powerbook G4?
Assuming the hard drive speed is 5400 and I have RAM maxed out, are there performance differences between say a 160GB 5400 HD and a 320GB 5400 HD? Would it be better just to get the biggest HD that is compatible with my PB?
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The hard drive needs to be a parallel ATA 2.5" notebook hard drive. ATA-100 or ATA-133 or the others you listed don't matter. You cannot use a serial ATA or SATA hard drive, that's important. Here are two online stores and their parallel ATA drives available: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150380%201035907 889&name=ATA-6 and http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/2.5-Notebook/ (Click on 2.5" ATA laptop drives).
You'll note there aren't any 7200rpm drives listed, as they aren't made anymore for the parallel ATA interface. Choose whatever size works for you, and if increasing the size, make sure you have capacity to backup the new, larger hard drive, as you fill it up.
You only need the bare hard drive. There can be a difference between a retail boxed version versus OEM, as the warranty can be different, but that's about it.
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PowerBook 12" Hard Drive Problem

Dear Apple Discussion people,
I have a serious problem and I am hoping you may help me.
My PowerBook's hard drive is not functioning any more. I was uploading images via iPhoto when the computer crashed. After the crash, I restarted the machine but the boot-up process got stuck at the grey Apple screen with the spinning wheel. I was on a lenghty trip at that time and didn't have my OS CD's with me. I tried to restart several times, but to no avail.
I then went to the next Apple Store and after receiving permission, hooked up the PB in target disk mode to one of their machines, ran disk utility, which repaired some issues on the drive and upon running it a second time stated that no errors were there. I was happy, shut down my PB, and left the store. Outside, I rebooted and everything went fine. I intended to back the data up to my iPod later and closed the lid.
A couple of hours later, I opened the lid again when the PB chrashed once again. I then didn't touch it for about two weeks.
Upon my return from the trip today, I hooked the PB up to my office PowerMac (again in target disk mode). This time, the PB didn't even mount on the PowerMac. I used my Tiger DVD to boot from the DVD and then ran disk utility. I successfully located the hard drive in the PB, I clicked on repair disk, and Disk Utility went to work. It finished and stated that there were no errors. I ran it again, just to be sure, but again, no errors.
I did, however, notice that in the list of drives in disk utility, it appears that the hard drive did not mount.
So, I am really at a loss. Most of the data is not that important (I have backups), but my iPhoto library is vital - and my last backup is about 6 months old. I had more recent backups on my old iPod's hard drive, but it got stolen. So no luck retrieving those backups.
I really hope you guys can give me some light at the end of the tunnel. Also, does anyone know how much a data recovery by a professional would cost for a 60 GB hard drive? (Just in case that's my only option.)
Thanks in advance!
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PB G4, 12" Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Welcome to Apple Discussions, macopoly.
Sorry, but it sounds like the hard drive in your PowerBook is either failing or has already failed. I'm not hopeful that you will be able to recover the drive (or data) without help from a professional data recovery service.
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Recently (last couple of weeks) - I've noticed that my trusty Powerbook's hard drive has begun to spin up way more than it ever did.
Sometimes it just winds up even if I'm only on the net.
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I have a bad feeling about this...
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First, are you sure it's the hard drive you are hearing and not the fan? My PB's fan spins up when the temp gets over ~130°F. I usually hear nothing from the hard drive and my PB is five years old.
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http://thexlab.com/faqs/maintscripts.html
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http://thexlab.com/faqs/maintainingmacosx.html
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I have an old PowerBook G4 that has been sat around for years without being used. I want to give it to my parents to use, as it should still be in pretty good working order. The only problem is, the reason I stopped using it was the hard drive had died.
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Now, however, when I boot the machine and hold 'C' with the Tiger install disk inserted, it just boots to a blue screen. I fear it may be the disk drive failing.
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I've got a MacBook Pro and a PowerBook 15" Al 1.67ghz.
The hard drive in my PB has just gone bust, and I don't have the restore disks for OS X 10.5.
Seeing as my MacBook Pro has 10.5, would it be possible to move (via CCC or the like) the OS X from my MacBook Pro onto the new hard drive I've just replaced in my PowerBook? If so, how would I do this? Is it possible to boot from an external hard drive on a PowerBook?
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Slow Powerbook - failing hard drive, or worse?

Hi folks,
I've been scouring the net for solutions to this for the past couple of days now, and now I'm fed up enough to ask for help if anyone could care to offer it.
I've had my PB G4 (running 10.3.9) for two wonderful and (up until this week) problem-free years - not a single hiccup or crash since taking it out of the box!
About five days ago, it gradually started to slow down out of the blue. At first I thought it was something hogging CPU cycles, but looking through Activity Monitor didn't show anything out of the ordinary. As the days passed, I noticed that it has been starting up slower and slower, and even lags considerably when running the most pedestrian of tasks. On some occasions, it will appear fine for about an hour or two; sometimes, the whole thing will lock up or I will get the "pinwheel" cursor for so long that the whole OS becomes unusable.
My search for answers seem to indicate that my hard drive is failing; a subsequent run of Disk Utility hasn't shown anything out of the ordinary, but I went ahead and (slowly) repaired permissions, cleaned out logs/caches myself, ran OnyX, etc, but none of these seem to have done any good. (I've also tried resetting the PMU, but to similar results)
It doesn't seem to be rooted with anything in terms of RAM installation issues (it's stayed at the built-in 256mb this whole time), but I wouldn't rule that out, either.
Two peculiar details that I should probably mention: I inadvertently discovered that, occasionally, tilting the computer back for a moment will speed things up just a bit. This is where I'm beginning to think that there is a physical problem with the drive itself. (As a footnote to this, the computer has never been dropped and stays on a desk all day)
Secondly, I've started to hear a very faint beep or two come from the machine. It doesn't seem to be coming from the speakers; I've experimented with it to see if it's something I'm doing that's causing it, but I haven't been able to pin it down.
So, to cut this short, fearing the worst, I've gone ahead and backed up all of my data onto an external drive. I'm considering doing a clean re-installation of Panther to see what that does, but any information or suggestions beyond this that someone could offer me would be greatly appreciated.
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fukei:
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Your computer may or may not have HDD problems. Indeed there could a number of things causing the symptoms you (your PBook) is/are experiencing.
You have made a good start backing up your data. I am not sure how or what you did, but one of the best ways is to clone the entire volume to an external Firewire HDD using a utility like Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper. Be sure you make a bootable clone so that it can be used as an emergency boot drive, or to run tests on your computer without having to boot from disks.
Next, OS X maintenance. I don't know what kind of regular maintenance you do, but if you have not been doing Unix maintenance (CRON cleaning) that could be partly what is slowing you up. Gulliver's ariticle Mac OS X System Maintenance has excellent tips of the kind of maintenace that will help your mac. He also has links to resources, most of them free, that can make a difference for you. In addition you should check out Dr. Smoke's FAQ Tuning Mac OS X Performance for helpful hints on tuning up your mac.
O, yes, your HDD. Boot from your install disk and launch Disk Utility as when you run Repair Disk. With your HDD (manufacturer's ID) selected in the left panel look down at the bottom right at the S.M.A.R.T Status. If it says Verified your HDD is ok for now. If it says Failing update your backup and start searching for a replacement HDD. Be sure to buy the largest capacity one you can afford, as these things have a way of filling up.
Re-install? That is always an option, but should be considered an avenue of last resort. Try the other things first and see how it goes. And do post back and let me know how it's going, and especially if you have further questions, comments or concerns.
Good luck.
cornelius
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External Hard Drive Installation to Extend DVR capacity

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msilagy wrote:
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I have the same external drive and it works flawlessly. Seems reasonable that Verizon is responsible for Verizon equipment, and Western Digital is responsible for Western digital equipment, so when I hooked the drive up, I simply did whatever the Western digital documentation told me to do.
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Did you partition and format the flash drive first? See the following:
Make Your Own Mavericks, Mountain/Lion Installer
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I'm replacing the internal hard drive on my 24" duo core Intel iMac (EMC 2134). The new drive is a 1TB Seagate Barracuda 720.12 and everything appeared to be going well, old drive out new drive in, everything back together and healthy bong on start-up.
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My 15" aluminum Powerbook G4 just froze up, so I had to force a restart. After I did, my laptop sounded the startup chime, but then displayed a folder with a flashing question mark. Knowing that I had a problem with my startup drive on my hands, I restarted using the Tiger Install DVD as the startup disk. When I went to find my hard drive using disk utility, it did not appear in the menu. I proceeded to open my laptop to make sure that there were no connection issues, which there weren't. I know that I have an issue with my main hard drive to deal with. My question is simply this: is there anything that I can do to retrieve data on the drive (short of paying a small fortune) or am I simply SOL?
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Jup they are the installation disks that came with my ibook g4, & I have done that before,What u just said. The OS will crash during the boot, but sometimes im able to use my mac for a while then it crashes. I was thinking it was the HARD DRIVE but no, at this moment my ibook g4 is running UBUNTU LINUX with no issues. The hard drive is a hitachi drive, the support website says it needs no DRIVERS for the iBook. It has to be the OS not supporting my drive??? maybe??
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With a recent hard drive failure in my Powerbook I have learned a hard lesson, my nice, relatively new external 160 GB USB iomega hard drive is not capable of being a bootable drive. So, when my internal drive failed, I could not boot up my powerbook in OS 10.3.9 but only in sys 9.2. I also learned that when in sys 9.2, I cannot use any of my files in sys 10.
NOW I know that I needed to purchase a FIREWIRE drive, not a USB drive!
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OWC Mercury Elite Pro Classic Portable FireWire 800/400/USB 2.0 250 GB for $179
or the OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Storage 250 GB Firewire 800/400/USB 2.0 for $158
I expect to upgrade to either Tiger or Leopard before Christmas.
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The drives OWC sells are good. The drives you mention will work with your TiBook. But I like their miniStack drives. They are compact, and they double as a FireWire hub and USB hub. In the 250GB size, they currently have the "version 2" model on sale
http://eshop.macsales.com/item-specials/Newer%20Technology/MS2F7250G16/
It's on sale because OWC recently started selling "version 3." Note that version 2 is FireWire 400 and USB 2.0, while version 3 is FireWire 400 or 800 and USB 2.0 (plus eSATA). The drives you mentioned also seem to have FireWire 800. Your Titanium PowerBook only has FireWire 400, so the faster 800 capability would not be used (unless you later bought a new Mac with FireWire 800).
OWC also has empty miniStack kits. You may be able to open the Iomega case and move the drive (if it's a standard IDE drive) to another case that has FireWire.

Help With New Hard Drive Installation Recovery

I had a bad hard drive crash. I installed a new one and got the bios to boot from the cd drive, with the windows 7
orginal install cd in the drive. It recognized Drive 0, I clicked new in the options. It created ONE System partition.
Installed windows 7 seemingly fine. Inserted the application and driver recovery disk and installed those. It all seemed fine. This morning I turned it on and it the hard drive error message (3F0) please install an operating system. I shut it down and restarted, it seemed normal. I installed a few programs, shut it down again. Returned to it later, started it up again and it took me to the diagnostic screen telling me SMART Check - Not Installed and Short DST - Not Installed.. Can someone tell me how to delete that partition and I can format the drive in a usb sata enclosure and start over again.
Please tell me the correct proceedure to get this laptop back up and running to a factory state. I have original Windows7 and Windows8 and Application and Driver disks for both OS'es.. I want to stay with the Windows7 installation.
Thanks for any help with this problem. I have no idea where I went wrong !
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It is not impossible that the new hard drive is bad, have seen it before. It is also possible that the sata controller on motherboard is bad-but I would look at that possibilty last. Can you get an exchange on the new hdd?
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