I just got a 2300 motherboard off of ebay to upgrade my 280c, and found out it doesn't come with the cable and I can't use an IDE drive with it without one. It is Apple part # 922-1864. On top of that, I found out I need an adapter bracket to use a modern IDE drive with the Duo 2300:
http://www.powerbook1.com/ms.html "About Mounting Brackets: If you have a PowerBook 1400, 5300, 190, or Duo 2300 then you will need a new mounting bracket in order to properly install any of the above drives into your system. All of the hard drive manufacturers that MCE and Apple use as components for their PowerBook products have changed the location of the mounting holes on their hard drives to the far corners of the drive to make more room inside the drive. The original hard drive brackets which are inside the PB 1400, PB 5300/190, and Duo 2300 systems will not properly mount the new drives, as they were designed for the older, lower capacity drives with the older mounting hole positions.The bracket kit for the PowerBook 5300, 190, and Duo 2300 is available separately (MCE Part # BRKT5323), as is the bracket for the PowerBook 1400 (MCE Part # BRKT1400)." I'm going to give MCE a call and see if they carry the IDE cable as well as the bracket, but I was wondering if anyone else had any sources for these parts? Thanks in advance, Nate -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
