iomega portable hd
I have an Iomega portable hard drive that gave up (hit the floor). It was an 80 gig. I thought I'd replace the drive with another. They now offer a 160 gig drive. My question is...can I put in a larger drive or does the the older casing only handle a max 80 gig drive.
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handydandy. my mac one's bootable with some systems (that was a PITA to set up).
save the case and the harness, sinar; you never know....
(as long as your pocket is big enough... but seriously, it's pretty small!)
Be warned though that if you're using an older Powerbook, the USB2 port doesn't put out enough power for it so you have to use a powered USB2 hub or get a Y cable. Newer machines power them just fine.
It was a pain to have to carry around a powered USB2 hub but it was cheap (£5 I think) and also, combined with the drive it was still lighter and smaller than any mains powered drive I own so still might be worth it for you. If you can find a Y cable, that would be even better - it will need to plug into both USB2 ports on the laptop but is just a cable versus the hub, so more convenient.
I hate the idea of a Y lead, but seems that's the way they are going. even the seagate. I might just pick up a 2 1/2 in drive to put in the old case till later in the new year. I have 5 externals at home holding 3+ tb, so the storage part is ok. just moving portions of it different comps. is my main issue.
Yeah the Y lead was hard to find as well, which is why I opted for the powered hub. Again, a pain of a workaround - but I'm now on a MacBook and one USB2 port is all I now need for it.
That said, I've seen 32 gig flash drives for $50 and less, speeds vary somewhat, though.
Sure, you can replace the drive, assuming you can get the case open without destroying it, and it's not the bridgeboard that's the problem. The bare drive is probably PATA. Don't get SATA!
I've got no data on if your case can handle the 160 and not see it as a 128 gig.
A FireWire drive, or an iPod, sounds like much less hassle. I'd do that.
Anyway, it sounds as if sinar has a plan. All routes seem to have their advantages/disadvantages. I'm sure he'll figure out what works for him.
Most of the time, it's very handy that Apple put the USB ports on each side, but this is definitely a problem.