[SPARCbook] Off Topic, Assistance with Laptop Drive conversion

[John Altstatt]

petro wrote:
> 
> Please excuse the off topic request, but I have a slightly urgent
> request for information, and this is group would probably know more
> about this than any other group I current read/post to:
> 
> My powerbook 3400 just died with a motherboard failure, and rather
> than spend almost $700 to fix it, I decided to settle for replacing
> it with a new g4/400. The problem is that there is a great deal of
> unbacked up data on the powerbook HD (yeah, I know, I should back up
> more often).
> 
> Anyway, since the G4 uses IDE drives with the standard connectors,
> and the PowerBook uses IDE drives in a 2.5 inch form factor, I was
> wondering if there exists a 2.5" -> 3.5" converter, or if anyone
> could recommend any other solution for attaching the PowerBook drive
> to the new machine.
> 
> Thanks.
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The answer is YES, there is a convertor. I bought one at the local Fry's
Electronics store for a few dollars. I was playing with some 2.5" drives on
an Ultra10 which uses standard EIDE.

-John