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hiphop wrote:
> 1) What 2.5" drives are compatable with my player?

Have a look at the last page of Rudi Cheow's guide. It has compatible drives 
listed

> 2) What drives aren't/or should I avoid?

Generally speaking avoid the faster drives as the power requirements are too 
high and cause issues. But you should really only buy a drive that's been 
tested and confirmed compatible, otherwise you could be throwing money away.

> 3) Is there a HDD size limitation in GB for the player?

Not as such, but there's a track limit. The system works off a database 
which is limited to around 16,000 tracks. The less data you have in a tag 
the better, and the more tracks you can fit on. Others have also reported 
odd behaviour with playlists when the track numbers are high.

> 4) what RPM, MB Cache should I purchase (or does this not matter)?

See above.

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StainlessSteelRat wrote:
> Have a look at the last page of Rudi Cheow's guide. It has compatible
> drives listed

Oops, forgot the link :-) http://www.blurbdesigns.com/ZenUpgrade/

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 come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance
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"StainlessSteelRat" <usenet@stainlesssteelrat.net> wrote in 
news:51v18bF1m5lh4U1@mid.individual.net:

> StainlessSteelRat wrote:
>> Have a look at the last page of Rudi Cheow's guide. It has compatible
>> drives listed
> 
> Oops, forgot the link :-) http://www.blurbdesigns.com/ZenUpgrade/
> 
> --�
> StainlessSteelRat
> http://www.stainlesssteelrat.net
> 
> "Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you
>  come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance
> away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken
> in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily
> seen." -- Leonardo da Vinci
> 
> 
> 

thank you very much that guide cleared up all of my questions about 
hardware and installation..

however i now have a new question - where to get the replacement hdd??

all of the fujitsu drives are discontinued, and i'm a bit worried about 
purchasing a referbished drive. the original that came with my zen only 
lasted 3 years of almost constant use. the fujitsu drives are dated 4yrs 
ago, in my mind it makes the referbished drives well used.

where is a good place to look for drives with some type of warrenty?
does anyone know a store that still stocks the old drives?

---i don't really care about a warrenty from fujitsu, i would simply 
perfer a new in box 40 gig replacement drive with a 30day DOA warrenty 
from the seller/store.

any tips or pointers in the right direction would be great :)

thanks,
 -hiphop