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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Hard drive replacement?Re: Hard drive replacement?
From: Josh (Norm) Audette <"Josh>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 18:38:59 -0400 (EDT) <STORM> > I thought I would come to the experts on aftermarket mods on the Archos for > this one... > > I have a JB6000 and am having trouble with the drive in it, it acts like it > spinning up, but then does nothing, does not get past the internal firmware > message. > > If the drive is indeed bad, and if it is out of warranty, how difficult is > it to change out the drive? With USB2.0 drives in the $100-or-less category > online, it is a consideration. Is the drive in the JB a standard one > (meaning all of the interfaces line up etc)? Can the BIOS in it handle a 20 > or 30GB HD? Anything else I need to watch out for? </STORM> <NORM> They use standard laptop size (2.5") hard disk drives. Here's some info on 'em: http://www.funmp3players.com/reviews/modify/ I believe it can handle larger drives. There's info on the page I pasted about that, too, IIRC. Don't forget to format your drive as FAT32 before you install it in your unit. </NORM> -- Why, oh why, Do my telnet sessions die? - Norm, "Ode to a bad firewall" - - -.-- .-.. - - -.-- .-.. - - -.-- .-.. - - -.-- .-.. - - -.-- .-.. Josh "Norm" Audette <norm_at_gnurple.net> AIM: normmonkey ICQ: 25260232 Systems and Network Administrator (Contract) <norm_at_linuxcare.com> Linuxcare. Simplifying Server Consolidation. 10101001010100101100110011000100000101010010101001011001100110001000000000 . .-. - .-- . .-. - .-- . .-. - .-- . .-. - .- . .-. - .-- . .-. - .-Received on 2002-10-16 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |