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Powerbook G3 HD into a Powerbook G4: does amperage matter?
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<blockquote data-quote="bdm" data-source="post: 1014785" data-attributes="member: 146957"><p>Ok, so at work my boss has been collecting data on a powerbook g3 from 2000. The thing finally crapped out, but the hard drive seems to be OK. I thought we could transfer the hard drive into a powerbook G4 we have laying around that has a bum drive, fire it up, copy all the data to an external drive, and move on.</p><p></p><p>While I was swapping out the drives, I noticed that both of the drives were rated at 5V, but the G3 HD was rated at .55A and the G4 at .7A.</p><p></p><p>I am not sure if this is a minimum current rating needed to operate the device, or a max?</p><p></p><p>My bottom line question is, do I risk blowing something if I try booting up the .55A rated HD in a machine who's original HD was rated at .7A?</p><p></p><p>Any input would be greatly appreciated!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bdm, post: 1014785, member: 146957"] Ok, so at work my boss has been collecting data on a powerbook g3 from 2000. The thing finally crapped out, but the hard drive seems to be OK. I thought we could transfer the hard drive into a powerbook G4 we have laying around that has a bum drive, fire it up, copy all the data to an external drive, and move on. While I was swapping out the drives, I noticed that both of the drives were rated at 5V, but the G3 HD was rated at .55A and the G4 at .7A. I am not sure if this is a minimum current rating needed to operate the device, or a max? My bottom line question is, do I risk blowing something if I try booting up the .55A rated HD in a machine who's original HD was rated at .7A? Any input would be greatly appreciated! [/QUOTE]
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