Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
ByIsnogTHEREforIam Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:20 am
how would i go about making a mac. HD to the 2000xl. i have the new os for the mpc. I don't even know if it will run with the old mac. some one help me out here!!!!!!!!

By homershines Thu Apr 08, 2004 10:38 pm
The internal hard drive is a SCSI laptop drive. I don't think there is enough space in the 2000(XL) for a regular sized hard drive. I suggest that you buy an external case and install it there. Check at www.lowendmac.com for dealers who would sell the case.

Peace.
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By pt3r Fri Apr 09, 2004 6:49 am
Wel actually the drive that gets installed in the example is an old laptop IDE drive that got connected to a IDE-SCSI bridge thus turning it into a SCSI harddisk. So basically you could get and old IDE harddisk (they're cheaper and easier to find than SCSI harddisks) connect it to one of these IDE-SCSI bridges and stick that in an external SCSI enclosure. That way you have an external harddisk for virtually no money (face it small IDE 5gb harddisks are given away for free with boxes of breakfast cereals :D ).

By Toecutter Fri Apr 09, 2004 6:48 pm
or u can get a used scsi hard drive external off ebay and not open your mp up and it works just as good if not better...