The titanium powerbook g4 was a landmark in computing. Hard drive mounted directly to the notebook frame, reducing the transmission of shock to the hard drive dual drive configuration can be configured with a hard drive and m. If you are installing a new hard drive, we have an os x install guide to get you up and running. Is it possible to upgrade a mac powerbook g4 laptops hard drive to. Power mac g4 is a series of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by apple computer, inc. Apple macbook, powerbook hard drive upgrades pro and ibook. My notebook already had a 256gb msata drive that is my boot drive c. Apologies for shipping cost, but i only ship these fedex pack and ship to make sure this gets to you in one piece. How can i securely erase the entire hard drive on my. I installed a 2nd 1tb hard drive into the second bay of my hp zbook 17 g4 y6k23ea. Not sure where to buy from either, i looked on ebay but couldnt find any legit looking. Exactly what the title says, my current powerbook hard drive works just fine but its the original 80gb 5200rpm drive from 2005, so its a little slow. Apple powerbook powerpc g4 laptops for sale in stock ebay. If you enjoyed the video, please subscribe to my channel.
Compared to my wifes ibook, which is silent, mine was embarrassing to use on a plane or in. I am trying to erase a g4 powerbook but the disk utility erase tab is grayed out. Apple powerbook g4 12 867mhz, 649mb ram,40gb hard drive, works great condition is used. Apple powerbook g4 12,bad hard drive a1010 laptop ebay. Apple powers up titanium powerbook g4 with new g4 processors. I visited, downloaded its powerbook g4 12inch hard drive replacement guide, and printed it out.
Jun 09, 2008 i am replacing the drive in a powerbook g4 and it doesnt see the drive when i try the load on the os. I have no idea how to do this as every post says i need to do this in the os itself. Disconnect the hard drive cable from the hard drive by applying even pressure on both sides while maintaining a firm grip on the drive itself. Hi, i have a very similar problem to the person below. I have a beautiful powerbook g4 12 1 ghz powerpc a1010 here with a dead hard drive which i want to replace with a ssd. How i replaced my powerbooks hard drive computerworld. The powerbook g3 is a series of laptop macintosh personal computers designed, manufactured and sold by apple computer, inc. Is it possible to make a clone of my laptops hard drive and put it on the external hard drive. When the hard drive window is opened, it will only stay on screen for 30 answered by a verified mac support specialist. Some scratches and wear, but overall really nice condition.
Hp zbook 15 g4 mobile workstation specifications hp. How to recover data from old powerbook g4 hard drive ifixit. Zbook 17 g4 add 2nd sata disk hp support community 6223772. Although every effort is made to provide the most accurate and useful information in owc videos, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy. Aug 12, 2015 exactly what the title says, my current powerbook hard drive works just fine but its the original 80gb 5200rpm drive from 2005, so its a little slow. Im looking for something 7200 rpm and at least 100gb. Sep 16, 2003 the new 15inch powerbook g4 now includes a fast powerpc g4 processor running up to 1. Mac ssd upgrades for all powerbook g4 models macs by. Hard drive upgrade for powerbook g4 apple community. How to install a hard drive in the power mac g4 titanium owc. Insert the operating disc from a hard disk drive repair program such as drive genius 2 into the optical disc drive slot of the powerbook g4. It may be securely connected, so walk the connector out by gently pulling alternate sides of the connector. I recently made the upgraded from my wonderful g4 powerbook to a macbook pro and am now deciding to for the fun of it dump a larger hard drive into my old, so loved, computer.
Powerbook g4 no password or install discs solved ccm. Ssd in powerbook g4 12 a1010 emc 1986 macrumors forums. The wrinkle is that the builtin cdr drive no longer works. Feb 17, 2007 hi, i have a very similar problem to the person below. How do you replace or upgrade the hard drive in the powerbook. Owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive or ssd in the apple powerbook g4 aluminum 15inch with model id. No power leads so cant confirm its in working order. The powerbook g4 is a series of notebook computers manufactured, marketed, and sold by apple computer, inc. Owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive or ssd in the apple powerbook g4 aluminum 17inch with model id. Owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive in the apple powerbook g4 titanium. The new 15inch powerbook g4 now includes a fast powerpc g4 processor running up to 1.
Owcs stepbystep videos of how to install memory and a hard drive in the apple powerbook g4 titanium. Is there a way to do this without having the os installed. Apple powerbook g4 12 867mhz, 649mb ram,40gb hard drive. Try holding the drive against your body while pushing the cable away from you, or rocking the cable gently from side to side while applying even pressure, or both. My dad had it taken out and we still have the powerbook g4 under the bed. It is not straightforward swap because you need an adapter. Compact flash faster than a hard drive, cf in a clamshell ibook, esata for powerbooks, and more, dan knight, low end mac mailbag, 2007.
More details emerge on emperions windows on arm phone, and it doesnt look good. Is there any reason why a msata ssd with msata to ide adapter would not work on this device. How do you replace or upgrade the hard drive in the. The new powerbook g4 line offersa significant performance boost with new powerpc g4 processors up to 667mhz, a new system bus running up to 3 mhz, speedy new. If you bend the pins, do your best to straighten them using the hard drive cable as a guide.
Between 2001 and 2002, the powerbook was made with a titanium body, a translucent black keyboard, a frontmounted slotloading drive, and a 15. Paso 14 lift the hard drive up by the right side and remove it from the computer. Feb 10, 2004 the apple ibook g4 adopts some of the powerbooks design details. This is a bad thing, but at least i learned how to do some cool things with my mac at boot time. Hp elitebook 840 g4 notebook pc product specifications hp. Superdrive dvdcd upgrades for apple powerbook g4 models. My dad bought a powerbook g4 8 years ago and it lasted 3 years till the hard drive crashed.
Battery life up to 17 hours 26 minutes with 90 whr battery, fhd panel, z turbo drive. You are wise to want to completely erase the data on your powerbook g4 before selling it. How do you replace or upgrade the hard drive in the powerbook g4 models. Hard drive and ssd upgrades for each apple powerbook g4 with complete specs. Grab both sides of the connector attached at the top of the hard drive. It was the first laptop to use the powerpc g3 ppc740750 series of microprocessors, and was marketed as the fastest. I have just installed a sata ssd in my 2005 powerbook g4 17 1. Mac os has a specific command on copying files the copy command drag and drop may not work while copying files off the external drives. I loved that computer, and it served me well for too short of a time. The powerbook g4 runs on the risc based powerpc g4 processor, designed by the aim apple ibm motorola development alliance and initially produced by motorola. I have searched some forums and they say i need to format and partition the drive to be seen by the os. Upgradingreplacing the hard drive in a laptop with a solid state drive hp pavilion 15 duration. How to install a hard drive in the power mac g4 titanium. Pull the hard drive completely out of the macbook so that you can access the screws on the sides.
Powerbook g4 no password or install discs solvedclosed report. There are a variety of methods that can be used to erase the hard drive in your system so that it would be extremely challenging, even close to impossible, for a thirdparty to retrieve data. May 05, 2014 owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive or ssd in the apple powerbook g4 aluminum 17inch with model id. How do you replace or upgrade the hard drive in the powerbook g4. Apple improved on its 15 powerbook line in september 2003, with faster processor speeds, and a new logic board including airport extreme, firewire 800, usb 2. How to remove a macbook pro hard drive with pictures. Oct 16, 2001 cupertino, californiaoctober 16, 2001apple today introduced its newline of titanium powerbook g4 notebooks with faster processors, highspeed graphics and larger hard drives. Interested in using these videos on your site view our video usage policy. Ive checked all these on my system running mac osx 10. Information regarding the type of hard drive used in each powerbook g4 model is provided on the specs page for the model of interest.
This is scary take a deep breath before continuing. For instance, the latch that holds the lid closed retracts when the lid is open, and the battery includes a builtin power level. I am trying to start using the powerbook with the new hard drive and transfer the information on the macbrook pro to the powerbook via firewire. When we bought a new macbook that came with the install disk 10. I want to upgrade my hard drive to either a 250 gb or 320 gb 5400 rpm hard drive. Place your index finger under the upper left corner of the key and lift up until you hear a click. Powerbook g4 aluminium 15 upgrades upgrade your mac. Feb 06, 20 hi, my powerbook g4 12 purchased in august of 2005 recently stopped turning on and i want to order a converter or cable that will let me hook up the laptops hard drive to the usb port of my new computer. Oct 06, 2018 i have a beautiful powerbook g4 12 1 ghz powerpc a1010 here with a dead hard drive which i want to replace with a ssd. How to install a hard drive in the apple powerbook g4 1 owc. How to boot powerbook g4 from usb hard dr apple community. Sep 17, 2014 owcs stepbystep video of how to install a hard drive or ssd in the apple powerbook g4 aluminum 15inch with model id.
Sep 02, 2009 hard drive noise i was positive my factory installed ibm 20gb drive was strainingmaking too much noise. Built around the powerpc g4 series of microprocessors, the power mac g4 was marketed by apple as the first personal supercomputers, 1 reaching speeds of 4 to 20 gigaflops. Powerbook g4 gained speed, better graphics, faster wifi, and much more with the transition to aluminum. Faster boot times with a flash drive, replacing the hard drive in an ibook with compact flash, ebay feedback tips, esata cardbus options for powerbooks, and the importance of g3 support in mac os x 10. After some research, i have been able to find hard drives as big as 250 gb on a couple different websites. How do i boot the computer from a panther cd in the. Includes storage speed, hard drive size and dimensions, ssd specifics.
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