At 8:30 PM -0600 9/24/99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Secondly, I upgraded to the NuPowr 240/512 G3 processor and >installed at the same time a Toshiba 4GB HD which I had used in >a PB 1400 and an external PC Card HD. After the upgrade and new >HD, the PB didn't want to start. I ultimately, took the PB apart >again and switched back to the 1.3GB HD. It started right up. >The Toshiba 4GB HD works just fine in the external PC Card case >drawing power from the PB and not from an external power supply. >It appeared to be well seated when I removed the drive. Could it >be a power issue, i.e. does the PB provide a low >current/amperage to the internal hard drive? There is a known incompatability between the 2400 and several Toshiba HDs, including the 4GB model. There is no way I'm aware of that you can get one to work. It may be a power problem, but it's hard to tell. >BTW, I'm not terribly impressed with the upgrade. It does run >considerably warmer, but doesn't seem as fast as I hoped. (My >other PB is a G3/292/192, and though it has the 1MB backside >cache, it just seems to fly past the PB2400/G3 which only has >800MB of its 1.3GB used). The PB G3 292 has a much faster system bus, 83 MHz versus 40 MHz in the 2400. It also has a 64-bit Rage II video controller while the 2400 has a 32-bit C&T 65550; fast video makes the machine feel more responsive. And finally, it has a better IDE interface (and very likely a faster IDE drive than the old 1.3 GB drive which shipped with the 2400). Tim Seufert ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> X-Router | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> Midwest Mac Parts <http://www.midwestmac.com> | After-market parts for Macs. Fix your ticking dock for $59 w/ trade-in of PS. 888-356-1104 PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com
