iBook - Gutting the iBook hard drive

PaleBlueEyes · PaleBlueEyes #1 (**permalink**)

08-18-2008, 07:19 AM

I am planning to remove a 30Gb Ultra ATA drive from a 7-year-old G3/600 Macintosh 12" dual-USB iBook.

As it is labelled an Ultra ATA, (Toshiba MK3017GAS) I am assuming it is 80-pin rather than the standard 40-pin standard PATA and therefore may not have the same connection to be able to use it in an external PATA hard drive case.

QUESTIONS:

1. Is it 80 or 40-pin?

2. Will it fit inside a standard 2.5" enclosure for an ordinary PATA/IDE drive?

Sherman Homan · Sherman Homan #2 (**permalink**)

08-18-2008, 08:09 AM

Welcome aboard, PaleBlueEyes, the G3 iBooks used the standard PATA drive interface, not the 80 pin. That Toshiba is also a standard PATA drive. I am wondering if the 'ultra' label you are reading is a marketing thing?

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Member Since: Oct 27, 2006 Location: Norwell, MA Posts: 897	08-18-2008, 08:09 AM Welcome aboard, PaleBlueEyes, the G3 iBooks used the standard PATA drive interface, not the 80 pin. That Toshiba is also a standard PATA drive. I am wondering if the 'ultra' label you are reading is a marketing thing? Sherman Homan http://macintoshsolutions.com http://shermanhoman.com http://grumblefix.com http://www.merchantcircle.com/busine...s.781-749-9162 http://www.merchantcircle.com/busine...x.781-424-5722
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Member Since: Aug 18, 2008 Posts: 1	08-18-2008, 07:19 AM I am planning to remove a 30Gb Ultra ATA drive from a 7-year-old G3/600 Macintosh 12" dual-USB iBook. As it is labelled an Ultra ATA, (Toshiba MK3017GAS) I am assuming it is 80-pin rather than the standard 40-pin standard PATA and therefore may not have the same connection to be able to use it in an external PATA hard drive case. QUESTIONS: 1. Is it 80 or 40-pin? 2. Will it fit inside a standard 2.5" enclosure for an ordinary PATA/IDE drive?
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