Re: Installing OS on 1400c

Good result today, a CF adapter I'd won on eBay > turned up. I now have > a 64MB card to use as VM for the 1400 > > Problem is, every time I try to use it the control > panel suggests that > there is not enough room. When I use 'Get Info' on > the card it reports > as having 62MB available > > W

Re: Installing OS on 1400c

--- "S. Valenza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 1400c/117 PowerBook, and am > wondering if I will need a System Enabler to load OS > 9.1, 8.1, or 7.6.1 from > a non-machine-specific Apple OS CD. valenza... i've got a pb1400c 166, 64mb mem running OS9 that i installed using a "non-machine-specific"

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

i agree w/willi. i also think they are scsi drives. it's been a while. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi! > > Quoting John: > > I found out that the Medalist Pro (2.5GB) is a > 3.5" drive. The 520 > > takes 2.5" drives, right? > > I believe so. SCSI drives. > > Willi > > > -- > PowerBo

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

i'm not sure of the space available in the 520, but in the 1400 it prolly would not fit. apple designed the case to use up every inch of space. c --- "John Perkins Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would 3.5" drives work, though? > > -- > PowerBooks is sponsored by > and

Re: PB 1400 intermittent SCSI problem

i've had that issue before. my problem was one of the pins on the adapter kept getting pushed in. i ended up cutting my losses and buying another adapter. --- Spencer Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a SCSI Zip drive and an external HD that > sometimes my PB 1400 can "see" and sometimes

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

yeah... you'll wanna stick with the 2.5" drives. --- "John Perkins Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I found out that the Medalist Pro (2.5GB) is a 3.5" > drive. The 520 > takes 2.5" drives, right? > > -- > PowerBooks is sponsored by > and... > > Small Dog Electronics

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

i've been able to get almost any drive i stuffed into my 1400 to work. Just make sure it fits. I had a heck of a time getting one of those newer "low profile" drives to connect to the internal cable. the only thing you might have to do is partition the drive into smaller partitions if it is a large

Re: Which model?

I've used an old philips 2X scsi external burner with toast 3.x. It burned fine. it does take a bit longer to burn so make sure to have something to do. c --- Kenneth Vann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 10:06:12 -0500 > >From: "John Perkins Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sub

Re: 1400 W/ FLASH DRIVE!

f you use > the Memory stick as > a RAM Disk and get them system to at least 32MB of > "Real RAM" It would > be fast enough. CF is a little faster, but much > more expensive. > > On 9/6/05, Chris Pagan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey guys, > >

1400 W/ FLASH DRIVE!

Hey guys, first post. I have been working hard to get my old 1400c up to snuff. I've maxed out the mem, bought a wireless card for it, installed a fresh copy of 8.6. I'm to the last step before upgrading the cpu. The HDD! I know that i can boot 7.6.1 off of a sony mem stick and use if for virtual