I've recently replaced the power supply in my duo dock II and got it working again. The service manual had led me awry a bit; the old power supply tested fine for voltage according to the manual, but when I replaced it with a PS from another (plain) Duo Dock, the Dock II worked fine. I've installed (with difficulty) a digidesign Audio card (it's as long as the interior of the dock and just barely fits. I had to take the metal plate with the nubus slots completely off the chassis to get the card in -- then, because I figured it might have a grounding purpose, I put it back as best I could by bending some of its connecting fingers). I want to try some audio recording and sequencing with this thing, though I haven't yet got all the equipment and software I need. I have a feeling I'll be pushing the capabilities of my 280c. I'm a little leery of the power supply's capabilities. As an experiment, I connected in the drive bay my old 160MB HD originally from my performa 475 -- just loose, with no bracket. The drive wouldn't mount; I guess I need to change its scsi ID #, which I don't know how to do (something to do with the tiny little plastic thing on those little pins, right?). For some reason, I decided to disconnect its SCSI cable but leave the power cord connected -- and ended up with a (temporarily) dead dock. Removing the HD completely solved that. But: did it die because all this stuff in the dock is taxing to the PS? Or because I'm experimenting in a most cavalier manner? This dock is a pretty complicated piece of equipment and I wonder if I really should max it out with HD's and Nubus Cards for digital audio (something I should maybe get at least a PM 7100 for) Dan Armstrong ---------- 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> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Reader Specials: 2.5GB Seagate SCSI: $119, 4GB IBM SCSI: $199, Norton Util. 4.0: $29, Mac Parts, Systems & Repairs <http://www.macresq.com>
