PB 520c track pad the same as the 5300????
is the track pad in the 520 the same as the one in the 5300 I have a broken trackpad button on my 5300, and the one on the 520 works get where I'm going with this. -- 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 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
Re: PB 520c track pad the same as the 5300????
We converted a 520C to a 5300 by just swapping the board - so I think? the answer's yes they are identical.But others may confirm or deny Gerald Jennings -- 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 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
Re: PB 520c track pad the same as the 5300????
We converted a 520C to a 5300 by just swapping the board - so I think? the answer's yes they are identical.But others may confirm or deny I think you mean that you converted a 190c to a 5300 by swapping the motherboard. The 5x0 series and the 5300 have no identical parts, as far as I know. The trackpad mechanism itself may be swappable, but I'm pretty sure that it isn't. I believe the 5x0 series used a 1st generation trackpad, the 5300 a 2nd generation trackpad, and the 190, 2300, and 1400 all used a 3rd generation trackpad. The connectors on each should be unique. Anyone with a 5300 and a 500 series care to take a look? The buttons are different, however. I've never taken apart a 520, but I doubt it's button can be used in a 5300. My suggestion is that you pick up an entire PowerBook _190_ palmrest assembly on eBay or the Swap List and swap the assembly in your 5300 for it. The assembly should cost between $5 and $10. Peace, Drew -- Author of ClassicStumbler email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.alksoft.com/ Visit the PowerBook 5300 FAQ! http://www.alksoft.com/5300_FAQ/ -- 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 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
Re: PB 520c track pad the same as the 5300????
Drew Kershaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The trackpad mechanism itself may be swappable, but I'm pretty sure that it isn't. I believe the 5x0 series used a 1st generation trackpad, the 5300 a 2nd generation trackpad, and the 190, 2300, and 1400 all used a 3rd generation trackpad. The connectors on each should be unique. Anyone with a 5300 and a 500 series care to take a look? Yes, the 500 and 5300 TPs should be swappable (same PCB part number, chips and connector.) Haven't done it myself though, at least not that I can recall. :-) The 2300, 190, 3400, Kanga and Wallstreet pads should all be interchangable (exactly the same-shape PCB and same connector.) I've used 3400 TPs in 2300 and 190 TPs in 3400. The 2300's pad is the only one that's _not_ 'tappable'. Wallstreet's TP is nearly identical, but its PCB's model number is TM1002 vs. model TM1001 on the earlier TP (with one chip having a similar PN difference.) I've not used a WS TP in other 'Books so I can't say for sure if it'd work or not, though I bet it would. hth, Dan K . http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 . -- 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 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
Re: PB 520c track pad the same as the 5300????
Dan K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wrote: The trackpad mechanism itself may be swappable, but I'm pretty sure that it isn't. I believe the 5x0 series used a 1st generation trackpad, the 5300 a 2nd generation trackpad, and the 190, 2300, and 1400 all used a 3rd generation trackpad. The connectors on each should be unique. Anyone with a 5300 and a 500 series care to take a look? Yes, the 500 and 5300 TPs should be swappable (same PCB part number, chips and connector.) Haven't done it myself though, at least not that I can recall. :-) Thanks for filling us in, Dan! So the 5300 and 500 trackpads should be interchangeable. Dan also wrote: The 2300, 190, 3400, Kanga and Wallstreet pads should all be interchangable (exactly the same-shape PCB and same connector.) I've used 3400 TPs in 2300 and 190 TPs in 3400. Actually, each model that comes out has a new revision number on the trackpad itself, as far as I can tell. I'm pretty sure that the Wallstreet's is a Rev H, whatever that means. Or maybe that was my Pismo Either way, the part numbers ought to be the same for all of them as the design hasn't really changed in the last 10 years or so. FWIW, the Pismo's trackpad looks the same as my Wallstreet's - it has the same ribbon connector and everything. It does look like it's integrated into the palmrest, though, and not removable. The 2300's pad is the only one that's _not_ 'tappable'. Mine certainly is! :-D I didn't do any swapping - it came from the factory that way (though I should say that I bought it as-is on eBay just last week, so I'm not the original owner). From what I've read online, though, the 2300 ought to have at least a 2nd generation (tappable) trackpad. Peace, Drew -- Author of ClassicStumbler email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.alksoft.com/ Visit the PowerBook 5300 FAQ! http://www.alksoft.com/5300_FAQ/ -- 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 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
