Installing LARGER hard drive in MPC2000XL

Can this be done? I read in the FAQ that it could be upgraded to 4.5 GB or possibly 6GB, can someone confirm this and if so. Where do I purchase the drive, what type, price and is installation hard. There is a tutorial on midicase.com, but it involved altering the MPC, I don't want to alter it severly. I am pretty techie, as that is my job function. Please help.

"I don't want to alter it "

You will have to as the MPC was not designed to hold an internal drive.

-mike with a 6gb internal

i want a 6gb hard drive in my xl , that would be hot . how much do u have to alter it , and how much for parts

"You will have to as the MPC was not designed to hold an internal drive"

meaning you will have to alter because where are you gonna fit a 6 gig drive in the mpc??.. have you opened the mp before to install memory or 8 outs, efx?? not that much space left to hold something it wasnt designed to have in the first place.

Ok, I see now. But I read that someone installed a "laptop" hard drive in the MPC and it worked. Is anyone familiar with this?

You need an external scsi harddrive... Just plug it in.

External is definitely the way to go for a HD solution. You do not want to deal with overheating problems that might occur not to mention the spacing difficulties. You can save alot of money by buying an external SCSI case and then the HD separate.

Compare prices though cause there are some external SCSI HD's that are very value priced in second hand computer stores.

"But I read that someone installed a "laptop" hard drive in the MPC and it worked. Is anyone familiar with this? "

http://www.mpc2000xl.com/Internalhd.htm

"External is definitely the way to go for a HD solution. You do not want to deal with overheating problems that might occur not to mention the spacing difficulties"

This is easily overcome with the use of a laptop drive. Low heat and low power consumption. However, this is not something done on the cheap. The drive has to be SCSI or made to be SCSI. SCSI laptop drives are now old and small (max is about 700Meg). To use a readily available IDE drives requires about $150-200 in parts in addition to about a $100 IDE drive. Mounting is the most difficult part which requires drilling. Drill shavings and electronic components don't mix well.

I do have a 9 gig external for backup.