HOw to install a Powerbook g4 15in laptop hard drive.?
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Any 2.5"/9.5mm ATA drive will work.  Installation instructions are at Apple.com,  It's easy.  Unscrew the bottom cover, unscrew the drive bracket, unplug the bad drive.  Reverse the process with the new one.
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If it's what I'm thinking, you can't see the drive in Disk Management.  Read this post on my technology blog and follow the DiskPart instructions.\n\nhttp://technologyexpert.blogspot.com/2005/11/adding-external-hard-drive-hard-way.html
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If the hard drive comes out of the case, it might be a regular 40 pin connection in the back. Take out the hard drive and hook it up as a slave drive on the regular computer and see if it works.
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u cant there are quiter hard drive out there now or get a better power supply
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you need a cd drive.  Get an External USB Drive.
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Introduction:\n\nThere are thee different parts to a hard disk installation. You need to physically install the disk, tell the computer it has a new hard disk and finally configure the disk to work with your operating system. All of these points will be covered in detail. \n\nSetting the jumpers:\n\nOkay, so you need to get inside your PC, unscrew the screws that are holding the thing together. These are normally found around the edges of the back of the case. The number of screws can range from 2 to 6 screws, and all of them need to be out to gain access to your base unit. \n\nOnce inside, you will see a heap of cables and a lot of circuit boards, now don’t be scared, you can do this!\n\nRight, we need to prepare the hard disk. Take it out of any packaging it may have, and look carefully at the label on top. There should be a section on this label concerning jumper settings, these are very important. If you are installing the new hard disk and removing the old one, you can ignore this setting. However, if you are adding the new hard disk to the existing one, you need to change the jumper settings to slave. The jumper is a small piece of plastic with 2 metal contacts inside to connect two pins together. It is usually located next to the IDE and power cable connectors on one side of the hard disk. It will be set to Master as default, you need to look at the label on the top side of the hard disk and find out where you need to place the jumper to set it to slave mode.\n\nIDE Channels:\n\nOkay, lets talk IDE channels. This is where it can get a little complicated. There is a ribbon cable plugged into the back of your original hard disk. There should be one other connector on the cable, this may already be connected to your CD Rom drive/DVD drive or CD Writer. If not, just plug in the spare ide connector and away we go. Move onto section 2.\n\nOkay, so, if you’ve got a CD Rom drive/DVD drive or CD Writer, we need to utilise the other IDE connector on the motherboard. You should have had another IDE cable supplied with your CD rom drive. This will plug in on the motherboard directly above/below where your first IDE cable is located. It will only go in one way, so be careful as there are pins involved that if broken will render your computer useless. Once connected, we need to decide where we want to put things. \n\nFor CD rom drives, I would place the CD rom drive on the second IDE channel (set as master) and the extra hard disk set as slave (see above) on the first IDE channel. I will write another guide about choosing the best IDE channels for your peripherals later.\n\nBios Settings:\nOkay, so now you’ve physically connected your drive, its time to tell the bios that we have a new hard disk. You need to enter the bios (basic input output setup) when you boot up your computer, this is usually done by pressing del, F1 or F2 when prompted, around the time when the system is checking RAM. \n\nOnce in, you will be greeted with the familiar blue screen. Most motherboards have an IDE autodetection option, you need to select this by using the arrow keys and selecting with the enter key. \n\nThen you need to select autodetect and select your drive as and when it finds it. \n\nThen, save settings and exit the bios.\n\nPreparing the disk for use:\n\nOkay, now to configure the hard disk. The easiest way to do this is to use FDISK (fixed disk utility) You need to drop into dos mode for this, once there, type FDISK and press enter. \n\nYou will have a menu. At the top of the menu, it will say current fixed disk 1 or something, you need to change to fixed disk 2 – just select change disk and select your new drive (should be fixed disk 2). Now, just to double check, we need to select display partition information, there should be nothing there. If there are partitions defined, you have selected the wrong hard disk. \n\nNow, you need to make a new primary dos partition, select this option from the menu, it will ask if you want to make it
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Check the owners manual or the documentation CDs that came with the notebook.  You can also check the manufacturer's website in the technical support section.  Usually you can find online documentation on removing the hard drive.
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Contact your laptop Vendor. They should provide this.
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Contact your local Computer Guy, there are ways to get the disk and the data out of your laptop without powering it up.
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id recommend kepping it and buying an external hard drive like myself...its easy and portable depending on what model u get!
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The steps are:\n Step 1: Check your system requirements \n Step 2: Document cable connections \n Step 3: Set drive jumpers \n Step 4: Install the drive in a bay \n Step 5: Attach the interface cable \n Step 6: Attach the power cable \n Step 7: Attach the audio cable \n Step 8: Boot your system \n Step 9: Configure Windows' settings \n Step 10: Install software \n The right connections \n Drive directions \n\nThese steps are from http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6603_7-5118840-1.html You can read it about them in there for a step by step guide. If you encounter problems, just contact me.
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Get yourself a \nVantec NexStar 3 USB 2.0 Mirror Finish Black External Hard Drive Enclosure.  \nThis will turn your internal drive to become external drive so you can hook it up to you laptop via USB.
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All hard drive manufacturers offer a free utility to do what you are trying to do.  Download Western Digitals "Data Lifeguard 11" from their website.  It is free, very easy to use and works perfectly on any brand of drive.  Just install the drive, start data lifeguard and copy the drive. If you want the drive to be your new boot drive, check Format drive as boot disk when prompted and your good.
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yep thats it no hard drive, cant find boot instructions
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You can add it as a "slave" if you want to.  Set the "pins" on the harddrive to "CS" and connect it to the second connector on the harddrive cable.  Don't forget to connect power to it.  You pc should recognize it automatically.
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The most sensible answer is that you've pulled out one of the connectors for the hard drive. Try pushing them back in?
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Check if the hardware is even Mac OS compatible. I have a Powerbook and lots of hardware does not run on Mac, just because software developers don't think Mac users are that important.\n\nSo make sure it should run on Mac OS (usually on the side of the box). If it does, check the manufactures' website for software to get it running.