Re: Why won't my 1400cs/133 accept a 166mhz cpu card? Help!!

on 27/03/03 22:05, Sid Barras at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now, I was thinking I'd use these spare 166mhz cards to upgrade some other 1400s-- I have a 117mhz cs and a 133 mhz cs 1400s, and neither of these machines will start up with the 166 mhz cards installed. I'm sure I've done what I'm

Re: CD Drive problem

I'd be grateful for any advice on the following problem: Powerbook 3400 on OS 8.6 The CD drive module has stopped operating - was working fine up to about 10 days ago. Floppy module is operating fine. Now, when a CD is loaded it's not appearing on the desktop or accessible in any way. Running

Re: WG: Powerbook 540 Display Problem

Hi, I have a very strange problem with my Powerbook 540 b/w LCD Display: When I start up my Powerbook everything works fine. But after some minutes it starts to get more and more black at the borders. So when it's running for maybe more than 2 hours i have very ugly dark spots (about 1/2 inch or

Re: WG: Powerbook 540 Display Problem

Kai, Your problem is very common in older machines. It's usually caused by an aging backlight; when they get old, they don't work as well when warmed up. That's why turning it off and waiting helps. The solution is to replace the backlight. I believe the 540 has two fluorescent tubes (one on

Re: Duo 280c Keyboard

Greetings all, *sigh* my new Powerbook (Duo 280c) has developed a condition with its keyboard. All of a sudden the 3, 4, e, r, d, and c keys do not function, with all of them going out today. I presume this means time to look for a new keyboard, but... does anyone know if the keyboards respond to

Re: do any other powerbooks use the same monitor connections as theduo?

On 2003-03-15 00:20, Tom Lisa P wrote: I have a 280c and on the mother board is a rectangular connection for the lcd display do any other powerbooks use this type of connection? Nope. Actually, yes: The Duo 210, 230, 270, 280 and 2300C models. LCDs are pretty much interchangeable

Re: how to get a adb port out of a 280c without using a dock?????

How do I get an adb port out of a duo without using a dock? josh You can run 4 wires from the PDS connector on the duo motherboard. Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon

Re: do any other powerbooks use the same monitor connections as theduo?

I have a 280c and on the mother board is a rectangular connection for the lcd display do any other powerbooks use this type of connection? josh Nope. Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A |

Re: 3400 CD Drive Freeze

The CD Drive on my 3400 OS 8.6 is acting strange. Insert a CD and no sound of things whirring the desk top freezes At first I got a cannot recognize do you want to initialize box, but now the freezing. No matter what sort of CD I put in. I wondered if maybe it had to do with external

Re: Fix for broken adaptor plug-in? and some other things......

Murali wrote: Hello All, I'm new to the list and I'm trying to bring my wife's 5300 back to a usable life. There are two major considerations (and one minor): 1. the AC adaptor socket on the circuit board is loose. I have repaired this twice before; disassembling the 5300 and

Re: 1400c RAM Stacking (was Re: ATA Hard Drives/PCMCIA slot)

BTW, anyone seen a 64mb RAM for the 1400c lately? nope, I have an extra 16 meg chip that would put me at 64, but the stupid machine won't boot with it stacked on the other chip... read somewhere that if there was 16mb on the mobo, that stacking wouldn't work.. I don't know where they got

Re: 1400c RAM Stacking (was Re: ATA Hard Drives/PCMCIA slot)

32 Meg modules are not stackable. 24s and smaller are. Even though the Max RAM in that slot is 48, it must be done with either 2-24s or a single 48 module. Why? I have no idea, but probably is something in the RAM recognition side of the ROM. GURU shows many combinations of the 4, 8, 16 and

Re: Mac Powerbook 520c CPU Upgrade info need

Still, intriguing. I'll bet you clocked your bus to 45MHz with a 80/40MHz 68040 installed. ;-) That's exactly it. The process is pretty much outlined here: http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/520_Fixes/520__540.htm Although I would recommend that you don't try to unsolder the old 68LC040; instead

Re: Mac Powerbook 520c CPU Upgrade info need

DOesnt ring a bell. They did sell the quad doubler which was a 50 MHz clocked part for desktop machines. I wonder if that is a CQFP part ? Nope: http://www.everymac.com/upgrade_cards/sonnettech/quad_doubler/quad_doubler_ 50.html ,xtG .tsooJ -- Nomen dominii habeo, ergo sum. -- Joost

Re: Mac Powerbook 520c CPU Upgrade info need

? Nope: http://www.everymac.com/upgrade_cards/sonnettech/quad_doubler/quad_doubler_ 50.html ,xtG .tsooJ -- Nomen dominii habeo, ergo sum. -- Joost van de Griek http://www.jvdg.net/ How about NeXT stations ? did they use CQFP parts ? Mad DOg -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Re: Mac Powerbook 520c CPU Upgrade info need

Damn. All this talk of 500-series PowerBooks is making me want to go to the attic and put my NetBSD running, 68040 upgraded, 90 MHz 540C back into action, instead of writing code, like I should be doing... :-P ,xtG .tsooJ Whoa, did you say 90MHz? Do you mean 90/45 (as usual speed nomenclature

Re: pb 3400c behaving strange

fuse look for one 125v 5a - Original Message - From: sirksd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PowerBooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:52 AM Subject: Re: pb 3400c behaving strange A fuse on the power board ? Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...

Re: PB 1400 CDROM question

P.S. Would another TEAC mechanism (such as the CD224e, a 24x drive) work in place of the original drive also work if I cannot get it fixed? Any help is greatly appreciated. Yes. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gionpeters//pb1400.htm Thanks, TR Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Re: Battery Recondition question

Greetings all, I have a question re: the following recondition question: I have a Duo 280c, with a spare Type III NiMH Duo battery that I would like to recondition in the hopes that it will improve it's recharge performance. I'm using the old Apple Battery Recondition utility, v. 1.1 as find at

PB3400 power board

Does anyone have a good idea what the common failure mode on a powerbook 3400 power board is ? If I had to guess, would it be a failing capacitor ? thanks, Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To

Re: Floppy drive repair

Can anyone direct me to a company that can repair an Apple floppy disk drive for a PB 3400c. It is jammed and won't accept a floppy disk. Thanks in advance for your help. THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE! It is probably not worth the cost of repairing. IIRC, the floppy is the same as the one from the

Re: PB 3400 failure

I am having an interesting time tracking down a PB3400 failure. After swapping parts around, it appears that my communication card (the modem/ethernet card internal to the 3400) will prevent booting if its in place. All I get is some clicking from the power board, and a very faint clicking from

Re: PB 3400 failure (plus more 3400-CardBus discussion)

On 1/4/03 Mad Dog wrote: I am having an interesting time tracking down a PB3400 failure. After swapping parts around, it appears that my communication card (the modem/ethernet card internal to the 3400) will prevent booting if its in place. All I get is some clicking from the power board, and a

PB 3400 failure

I am having an interesting time tracking down a PB3400 failure. After swapping parts around, it appears that my communication card (the modem/ethernet card internal to the 3400) will prevent booting if its in place. All I get is some clicking from the power board, and a very faint clicking

PB3400 Cardbus enabled ?

Does anyone here know the procedure for getting a PB3400 Cardbus enabled ? I always ignored al lthe cardbus/3400 posts, but now that I actually have a working 3400 I regret my oversights... thanks, Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: PB3400 Cardbus enabled ?

Check this page: http://www.wwc.edu/~frohro/Cardbus/Cardbus.html Tom Lisa P wrote: Does anyone here know the procedure for getting a PB3400 Cardbus enabled ? I always ignored al lthe cardbus/3400 posts, but now that I actually have a working 3400 I regret my oversights... thanks

3400 Q's

1) Is the keyboard on the 3400 the same as on the 5300 ? 2) Is the modem/ethernet dongle necessary if you only want to use one or the other, but not both at the same time ? thanks, Mad Dog PS: its a real shame Apple soldered down the CPU on this model. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Re: 1400 cs wireless OS 9.1

as far as the cd is concerned if you can find a cd module be it a dead cd module your in luck the teac model cd-224e will slide right into the module and works greats http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=31563item=2083706682 Careful, I have had one person note that cable

Re: PB 1400 and replacement CD and/or CDRW mechanisms

Tis true that cable select models won't work out-of-the-box, but it's trivially easy to shunt pin 47 to pin 49 on the module's adapter PCB's drive connector to force Master mode. I just used a tiny thread of solder to short the two adjacent pads at the connector. Hmmm.. thats some mighty

Re: 5300 screen questions

If they are all the same (same value AND location) then it may be hard-coded in the ROM, the only way of checking for certain would be to change the ROM chips over. Ben. NB there is a utility called GetRom used to make ROM images for emulators, run this on both boards and compare the output

Boot PB1400 on floppy

Is it possible to boot a PB1400 using the floppy drive ? Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End

Re: 1400cs

I have a 1400cs . Can I change to a better display ? Tomas -- Tomas Jennbert Drottninggatan 122 252 22 Helsingborg Yes. Simply change the old screen out and put the c display in. Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: Woo hoo!!!! (Was Re: 5300 bus speed...)

So, either the VRAM isn't installed correctly, I'm missing something else (like adding a cap somewhere), or the 5300cs just can't use the 5300ce display. I'm leaning toward the first possibility. And it's only a matter of time until I take the machine back apart and re-solder all the pads to

Re: Woo hoo!!!! (Was Re: 5300 bus speed...)

Success! Well, partial success at least. I got a little bored this afternoon and decided to play around w/ my CS motherboard... I pulled out my trusty 15W soldering iron, some tweezers, and a toothpick and succeeded in upclocking my 100MHz 603e based 5300cs to 116.7MHz !!! It's not much

Re: Duo 280c won't work w/battery inserted

I recently got a Duo 280c, with which I am very pleased, except for one quirk. ($15.00 at Goodwill). It will not run with the battery that came with it inserted. I can start it up and run it all day long with the battery out of the machine and the AC adapter plugged in, but the moment I insert

Re: cd-rom modules on 3400 and 1400's

Are cd-roms on the 3400 and 1400's interchangeable? The modules are not interchangable, but the CD ROM mechanisms might be. I have not taken apart a 3400 CD ROM, but there is a good chance you could put one into a 1400 CD ROM shell. Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Re: Ethernet on a 540c?

I'd like to get a 540c on a cable-modem router network. The thing says is has built-in Ethernet, but does that mean an ethernet card came installed? Also, none of the ports on the back panel will accept the ethernet cable jack---can someone point me to the adapter? The 500 series all have

Re: Source for 3400 pram battery

Hi, I searched all over the place (net and real life) and found the best price was through an e-bay auction. I contacted the seller and everything worked out perfect (I got the battery, instructions and the torx for less than $20). Very friendly and helpful. You could contact him at: Paul

Re: 5300 stuff

Here's a question... If I upgraded my 5300cs to 1MB of VRAM (instead of the 512KB), would it give 16-bit color on a cs display? Would the passive display work in that many colors? Do the 1400cs displays work in thousands of colors or are they 8bit (256 colors) only? Peace, Drew IIRC, the

Re: PowerLogix PowerBoost? What the...?

Ok, so I was bored and did some surfing for info on 5300s. (Yeah, I'm on a roll, I know!) Mac Speed Zon e http://www.macspeedzone.com/archive/Comparison/NonStandardPB5300.ht ml has an article about a 5300 configured w/ a PowerLogix PowerBoost CPU upgrade. They don't mention much (just some

Re: 1400 charger - hidden menace?

I was surfing sites related to the 1400 battery last night, and came across a statement on one that even if it still works, an AC charger goes bad over time and ruins batteries. They recommended buying a new charger along with a new battery. Is this just to get someone to buy more stuff?

Re: PowerLogix PowerBoost? What the...?

Hmmm... Curious that the URL didn't work for you. Here it is again (make sure you get everything between the brackets): http://www.macspeedzone.com/archive/Comparison/NonStandardPB5300.html If you want, I have web archives of that page for IE and iCab. Let me know and I'll send the

Re: 540 Display darkens

I'm fairly certain it's not the backlight, as the screen will darken in a short time even if the backlight is never turned on. That's not to say it has nothing to do with the backlight circuits, but it seems more likely to be something in the screen itself or its controller than the backlight. On

Re: Duo 280 screen on a 230/250 logic board

OK, I just tried the 280 screen on a 230/250 LB (using the 250 cable of course) and it also worked just dandy. Now to try a 2300 screen on a 280 . . . yeah, I know it's not supposed to work, but since I've got 'em all apart anyway . . . That is interesting. So a passive matrix screen should

Re: Woo hoo!!!!

Ok, I ran some tests in MacBench 5. The results are on my website: http://homepage.mac.com/alk/projects/5300/5300oc.html Any speed differences between the overclocked CS motherboard and the standard CE motherboard are probably coincidental. As you can tell, the specs are almost exactly what

Re: 1400cs vs 1400c screens

I thought I posted this already, but it hasn't shown up on the list, so here goes: Those of you who have swapped a passive 1400 screen for an active one, is the difference that radical? Is the 1400c screen as sharp as a typical small desktop monitor? Neither the passive or active is bad. I

Re: 3400 users!

I'm sure it has something to do with the machine having pre-production ROMs or something. The 'Book is labeled as: Hooper DVT Unit so it's probably got development ROMs. I've tried every OS from 8.0 to 9.2.1 and none are acceptable apparently. The 'Book gives an error while booting that means

Re: Duo 250 screen on a 280 logic board

It works. Oh, you want details? : ) My screens have different part numbers (250 = 620-0319 revA, 280 = 620-0499), and different cables of course (each cable has 2 PNs - 250 = 821-0017A 632-0010A, 280 = 821-0045B 632-0043A). Everything else inside the lid is identical as far as I can see,

Re: 1400c RAM expansion

Some early 1400/117 shipped with a 4MB apple card for 12MB base. Mine is one of these (1400cs/117). The problem with these systems is that there are some 8MB Apple motherboard RAM pulls floating around that came from more amply endowed 1400s, and while these are a cheap and easy

Re: Woo hoo!!!! (Was Re: 5300 bus speed...)

Success! Well, partial success at least. I got a little bored this afternoon and decided to play around w/ my CS motherboard... I pulled out my trusty 15W soldering iron, some tweezers, and a toothpick and succeeded in upclocking my 100MHz 603e based 5300cs to 116.7MHz !!! It's not much

Re: 3400 overclock?

Try here: http://homepage.mac.com/schrier/pb3400.html and here: http://homepage.mac.com/schrier/pb3400_200.html This isn't the same thing as what I have done to the 5300cs (if that's where you got the idea... ;-) This modification is a lot easier to do and will probably work more reliably.

Re: Woo hoo!!!

However, if you are looking for the best speed boost, I'd still go for changing your bus speed to 36 or 38MHz - a faster bus means a faster CPU _AND_ faster memory throughput - a big bottleneck on this machine. You might be able to get away with a 40 MHz bus and a 2.5 multiplier. Aw,

Re: Powerbook Duo 2300c Modem Question

Hey All, I joined the group last week when I got a PowerBook Duo 2300c with both Duo Docks the full compliment of RAM (56MB) for only $20.00. Good Deal Huh, anyway I finally have a question important enough to bother you all with. What is the factory installed modem in the PowerBook Duo 2300c?

Re: 5300 bus speed...

Mad Dog, Thanks for the help, but that number wasn't listed in my hard print catalog, nor in the searchable catalog on the Digi-Key website... Search for this term: SE2849CT-ND If it helps at all, the part is about 10x5mm with the solder pads forming a square 5mm on a side. The closest part

Re: 5300 bus speed...

not that is affects your 5300, but there's a link in the archives from about a month? ago, to a site that has pictures etc of the 1400 and where/what a guy used to chip it up a little bit. the page itself had info on how to repair the CD drives by adjusting the focus of the laser beam, and that

Re: 5300 bus speed...

Brian, Yeah, that would probably be Mad Dog's site, eh? http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gionpeters//PB1400/PB1400.html Thanks for the tip; I looked around a bit, but besides general info, there wasn't too much I think I can apply (the 5300 and 1400 are very different beasts), though there is

Re: 5300 bus speed...

OK, Drew, you've got 117mhz CE and 100mhz C/S logic boards side-by-side . . . What differences do you see between the two? And don't say none, that you haven't got the CE board out because .blah, blah blah . . . : ) No good HW hacker is allowed any excuses! I have a dead 5300 mobo of some

Re: 5300 bus speed...

Thinking about it a little while, I think these 8 resistors are the ones that I need to be concerned with... Resistors:R43|R46|R47|R48|R50|R127|R128|R129 100MHz (3.0x) X | | X | X | ||| X 117MHz (3.5x)| X | X | | | X || X I am looking for al l those resistors,

Re: 5300 bus speed...

Oh I'm getting close! ;-) The link to the Mot documentation from your page, Mad Dog, doesn't work - it just sends me back to e-www.motorola.com's homepage... Besides, I think that documentation is for the 603r (is that right?)... Anyway, I found this :

Re: 5300 bus speed...

Ok, last 5300 question for a while, I promise! :-) Anyone know if that tin can marked 33 on the 5300 logic board is the oscillator that sets the bus speed? Is it even oscillator based or is it determined by a resistor matrix? Comparing the 5300ce and cs mobos, there's no immediately

Re: 5300 bus speed...

Yes, you were right. I'd spied the part before, but I guess I just forgot what I was looking at. The number on the board is C55. A capacitor, I guess. The oscillator is indeed a 4 pin SMT part immediately beside position C55 at position G1. The part itself is labeled ECE5350A. It is a

Re: Powerbook 1400 cs to 1400c

Can I plug in a 1400c screen into a 1400cs powerbook? Or do I need a 1400c motherboard? Thanks, Vince THe screens can be swapped without changing anything else. Mad DOg -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To

Re: 190 cs

-- Hi Ok i need help from the group of you that strip boards and solder like (mad dog) if he is listening. My problem is the power connector on my 190 the psu is totally shot and i need to replace it but the cost in the UK is silly so i have an old 150 mb that is shot (nice big crack) can i

Re: japanese 1400 site???

Aaahhh, I'm so close to getting my ^%^%* Matshita UJDA-330 CD-RW burning CDs in my 1400 I can't stand it. Anyone have any idea what the heck all the below means? This PB nut is using a UJDA-320 but I have to imagine they're close-enogh-to-identical I should be able to make it work. Grrr

PB1400 - GW Solo 2100

I thought this was kind of interesting. I was looking over a Gateway Solo 2100 portable computer that friend had. Because he had several and he is also a mad scientist, he let me take it apart. While doing so I noticed some really incredible similarities to the apple PB1400. The

Re: PB1400 - GW Solo 2100

Hi Mad dog First do you pull everything to bits. There are a lot of similarities i acer notebooks of the extensa 355 range also. The screen is the same just different mounting holes(same connectors on screen and motherboard), the pcmcia cage is also the same and the track pad. i also used the

Re: different 1400 ram?

-REPLY- well,well this is true i have a pb 1400 and so does a friend of mine he had a 8mb module he bought for $2 dollars and it didnt work in his book so he brought it over to me and we dropped it in mine and bingo it worked fine why is this i dont know anybody out

Re: PB 1400 Restoration

My Reply follows quote. On 07/06/2002 15:16 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Lisa P) This message written: Friday, 7 June 2002 13:13:44 PDT Obtained a 1400cs133 the other day. It has a couple of cosmetic flaws, but seems to be otherwise a good machine. It is missing

Re: Keyboard Duo 2300c

-- To the two who offered help with the keyboard repair on a 2300c, thanks. However, I need to go back a bit and ask: how do I open it up? Is there a manual available for this, or what? I love the detail in the pictures at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/gionpeters//Duo/Duo.html but it

Re: Duo 2300c - keyboard kaput?

Friends, I have a Powerbook duo 2300c, and recently the keyboard appears to have packed up... partially, at least. Every second key on the querty line appears to unresponsive... or bust, maybe. A. Can I fix it myself? B. Can I replace it? If A then how. If B then where? You might be able to

Re: 1400 RAM irritation

I also have a similar problem with a PB1400/177 (now a 133 using a 'hacked'166 processor). I have 2x 24Mb cards and if I have the 8Mb module in it I get memory errors (the 8Mb IS ok as it works in any other combination) but the PB is fine with the 4Mb, in my case I think that the problem is

Re: 1400 RAM irritation

The Apple removable module is actually only 8 megs, with the other 8 megs soldered on the motherboard. I have a theory that if you take off the apple 8 meg card, everything else will work. Sometimes having 3 RAM modules makes for a finnicky PB1400. And you were right, along

Re: 1400 RAM irritation

Im not sure if is the apple card or one of the other cards. I also dont know if it matters if its the older version of the 1400 or the newer one. Sometimes having 3 modules is trouble. Try adding the 4 meg apple card back in and see if you can get to 60 megs. This, also, worked.

Re: 1400 RAM irritation

The Apple removable module is actually only 8 megs, with the other 8 megs soldered on the motherboard. I have a theory that if you take off the apple 8 meg card, everything else will work. Sometimes having 3 RAM modules makes for a finnicky PB1400. And you were right, along with John

Re: 1400 RAM irritation

This is a 1400cs/117, upgraded to a 1400c screen, with a Sonnet G3/333 + 512MB cache, 48MB RAM (at the moment :-/), Best Data 56K modem card, and 8-bit Apple video expansion card, running 8.1. What happens if you remove the apple 8 meg module? There's no Apple 8MB module in the unit,

Re: Can you put a CDRW in a 1400

Can you transplant a CDRW drive into the CD for the PB1400? Thanks Tom In theory, yes. I cant think of a reason why a CDRW with the proper backplane connector would not work. I cant prove it, but for example, I am using a Teac 24x CD ROM in place of the 12x CD ROM that I had. Mad Dog --

Re: 1400 RAM irritation

Elation turned to screaming this afternoon after my 1400's new 32MB RAM module arrived. Previously, the unit had a 16MB base module (upgraded from the original 12MB module), plus another 16MB stackable module, and all of this worked. To test the 32MB module, I pulled the 16MB stackable module

Re:

From: Tom Lisa P [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) Subject: Re: Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 19:29:39 -0500 Thanks, Charlie, that's very helpful. What's the CPU speed on the 270's? Ciao, The Winfidel 33 MHz 68030. Mad Dog

Re:

From: Tom Lisa P [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) Subject: Re: Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 19:29:39 -0500 Thanks, Charlie, that's very helpful. What's the CPU speed on the 270's? Ciao, The Winfidel 33 MHz 68030. Mad

Re: Re[2]: DVD expansion

Ok, here's a poser - does the encoder card take up enough slack to allow other PB's to play DVD's as well? I can see a 170mhz (?) PPC upgraded 540C having enough oomph if nothing else is running. The PCI ones for schm-Intel boxes say they'll run on a 133mhz so I think Mac might do better. Or

Re[2]: DVD expansion

IF and I mean IF someone (VST) was to produce a DVD expansion module for a PB 3400 what else would be needed to view DVD movies on a 3400? Thanks In the dark with DVD RD PCMCIA MPEG-2 decoder card (MCE have it and there used to be a WS kit). Ok, here's a poser - does the encoder card take up

Re: Powerbook 1400

Are there any Powerbook 1400 users here? I'd like to hear of any tweaks to get it somewhat competitive. B Yen Well, an easy tweak is to overclock the bus: http://members.home.net/gionpeters/PB1400 But this will also change the CPU speed (so be careful). I am working on adding a HD activity

Re: Part 2 of 2

The following is some information promised earlier, on comparative shelf life of batteries according to battery type and chemistry: Battery Shelf Life Chart: Silver Oxide: 2-3 years Alkaline: 4-5 years Lithium:5-7 years NiCad/NiMh:

Re: Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion cells are really ideal for low-current needs. They have the best discharge rate of all the commonly available cells, but aren't as strong when it comes to high-current applications. This makes them ideal for clocks, smoke detectors, PalmPilots, or anything else which presents a small

Re: 1400 CD fix!

Thanks a lot to NN whose name I dont remember but who has three cats and Socrates, Shadow, and Casey. whose 'Frankenbook' 1400 has an interesting page!!!: http://members.home.net/gionpeters/PB1400 The pages describes a fix for the TEAC 1400 CD drives, found by daringly trying his way. I have

Re: posts considered Prime, are better when they Rhyme

On the sidelines I've been standing by Not really In The Loop Of late I've been impress'd by The poets in this group Perhaps I should surprised not be One only has to look To see, who but a poet might Acquire a PowerBook? I am not a poet, and we know it. I cannot compete with your rhymes

Re: DarkScreen 2300

Woe is me, what have I done? This 23hundred won't run. It locked up and froze while online, So I tried to restart, but all I got was the chime. The screen is dark and not to be seen. And now I don't know what to do; Know what I mean. Help me, help me, if you will, Ain't this fun, ain't this a

Re: massive 3400 overhaul... pt. 1

(This is in 2 parts because of the list's 10k message size limit) I'm having massive problems with my 3400c, which I'll outline below. Any suggestions would be appriciated. problem one: The AC adaptor connector came loose from the logic board. I moved the harddrive, keyboard and ram from my

Re: 1400cs 12x cd-rom problem

Sometimes my cd rom acts like a 2X or simply won't mount the cd. I use system 8.0.What could be the problem. It could be a tuning problem. See my page : http://members.home.net/gionpeters/PB1400 Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronics

Re: 1400cs 12x cd-rom problem

On Tuesday, September 4, 2001 9:29 PM, Daniel Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sometimes my cd rom acts like a 2X or simply won't mount the cd. I use system 8.0.What could be the problem. If it's the original 1400 cd rom unitwell, they're notorious for crapping out. Mine died a long time

Re: PB 540c Reassembly Woes

Since you aren't getting video or sound, I'd check the main ribbon cable that connects the top half of the computer (screen, speakers, microphone) to the bottom half (motherboard). Make sure it's plugged in firmly and not damaged. The one on my 540c wasn't in securely the first time I worked on

Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

Tom Lisa P on 8/25/01 10:33 AM wrote: I have the NewerTech 117 MHz PPC upgrade in one of my 540cs, but it was manufactured with a 166 MHz chip (I looked) You know, there should be a way to increase the clock multiplier. Mad Dog Ever the Mad Scientist ;^) -makmac I cant help

Re: newertech g3 upgrade for PB1400

will a newer g3/250Mhz/1Mb card for pb1400 work in *all* 1400's or just the 117 and 133 models? thanks, bill To the best of my knowledge, all of them. I think the only CPU that is fussy about which version of the 1400 it goes into is the Apple 166 MHz 603e CPU. Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is

Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

Hi! A few months ago I bought an upgraded 540c from a guy in eBay. I thought that it was the common 100 or 117 MHz PPC upgrade, but no. It has a 88 MHz upgrade. All my tech programs report a 88 MHz PPC. And this thing is sloowww. So I sold it to a friend of a friend. Problem is, now, a

Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

In a message dated 8/24/01 11:58:42 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm afraid I deleted some special extension that the upgrade needs. Has anyone ever heard about this 88 MHz upgrade? Does it needs a special extension? I have the NewerTech 117 MHz PPC upgrade in one of my 540cs, but it was

Re: 3400s

And speaking of the super robust 3400, anyone know where I can get a working logic board (any model) at a fair price? I've got a 3400/200 that appears to have a fried logic board, after being dropped; but all parts and peripherals seem to be working fine (tested on other 3400), and the screen

Re: Duo 230 newbie

I just picked up 2 Duo 230's from a school that was tossing them, along with three DuoDocks. One had FoolProof installed, so I nuked and paved the drive. I then added TCP/IP and OT/PPP. Since AppleSpec says the Duo came with a modem, and there is a phone connector in back, I tried to use an IRC

PB500 batteries

I have 2 PB500 intelligent batteries that I have just about whipped into shape using Apple's Intelligent Battery Recondition, and EMMpathy 2.0. However, sometimes when either cell is chargin with EMMpathy, I get a shorted cell notice, and the battery is hot. This does not always occur. Is

Re: dead PRAM battery

He followed netiquette. Drop it! Sure. And why don't you drop your attitude? You post ostensibly to explain the rules of the list (which are open to interpretation) and all you do is aggressively swagger around itching for a fight. Happy now? Love kisses William Although I hate to

Re: Need 3400 tech manual

Hi folks, I want to add RAM to my daughter's 3400 and would like to download the tech manual. Unfortunately when I try the links at http://www.accesscom.com/~gamba/manuals.html neither download site appears to work for that manual at this time. (I have successfully downloaded other manuals

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