replacement PB 150 floppy drive

I recently purchased a Powerbook 150, and the floppy drive failed this afternoon. I opened it up, and the drive is definitely beyond repair (one of the heads had snapped off, as well as part of the assembly it was attached to). I've checked prices on the web for a replacement drive, but they've all

Re: 3400c questions

>Here is my page with firewire and 40gb hard drive as well as overclocking >and etc... > >I dont know why you would partition a 40gb hard drive into 8gb chunks. >Mine worked fine with the full 40gb in one partition. > >http://www.palkasoft.com/hooper/ > >also on that page is pictures of the overcl

Re: PowerBook 3400c Results

>A caution here. The failure where it crashes randomly may be due to >heating. While the 44MHz may work now it might crash at a higher >ambient air temperature. Well of course thats the problem. I have it runnin at 45.7mhz (275mhz) now since thursday it all works great so far. Nice and speed

Re: 3400 with 40Gig hard disk

>USB: Yes. > >FW: Not yet but I believe possible > >In either case you have to insert the card AFTER booting for it to >work. This means alway remembering to eject it before shutdown. I >have an applescript that does this for me now. Firewire does work. Visit my page at: http://www.palkasoft.

Re: powerbook 5300 and MRJ version?

> Could anyone please tell me which version of Apple MRJ software to > install on a powerbook 5300 with 24 mb ram? I think MRJ 1.5.1 will run within the limitations of your 5300. > Also, I had installed Internet Explorer version > 5.17, but wonder if I need to install an earlier version instead.

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

Re: PB 1400 - how to unplug trackpad?

on 3/28/04 12:32 PM, PowerBooks at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:31:57 +0200 From: Robert Steintal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PB 1400 - how to unplug trackpad? Hi, I would like to remove the trackpad of a 1400 as it seems to cause som

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 connec

Re: PB 1400 - how to unplug trackpad?

on 3/28/04 12:32 PM, PowerBooks at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:31:57 +0200 > From: Robert Steintal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: PB 1400 - how to unplug trackpad? > > Hi, > > I would like to remove the trackpad of a 1400 as it seems to

Re: Powerbooks as webservers?

At 12:12 AM -0600 3/28/04, Jonathan Metts wrote: I was not running any executables at all, just using WebStar to serve basic web pages and email. it worked great for what I wanted. I do have one word of advice. Turn everything off that may cause lag on these older machines. Turn off the defa

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

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 and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | --

PB 1400 - how to unplug trackpad?

Hi, I would like to remove the trackpad of a 1400 as it seems to cause some problems. But how can I unplug it from the cable that I see after removing the keyboard, located right beside the harddisk? Just pulling the cable gently didn't work. Do I need special tools or skills? Or a more rude ap

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 and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com |

PB 520c screen doesn't work.

I aquired a PB 520c by chance, actually I bought a truck and it kinda came with it Anyway, I worked on this laptop before. Last time it was the video interface cable that went bad, I replaced it but the screen still didn't display video, just the backlight. It is still doing this, and now that

Re: Installing System 7 on a 1400cs

- Original Message - From: "William Wiseman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 2:25 AM Subject: Re: Installing System 7 on a 1400cs > Joe, email me off list and I'll send you a copy from my 7.5.3 PB > Installer CD. I'm surprised it wa