^^As they said, all of these drives are electrically IDE/ATAPI, but only the 1400 used any sort of a standard connector. Every other PowerBook until the Lombard/iBook used a custom internal connector (usually a ribbon cable) to connect the drive to the PB module interface board. Everything after used the same relatively standard connector; the problem was finding a drive that would cooperate with the signalling used by the computer (specifically bus mastering), and with a similar faceplate (where required). I've had no success in swapping a Teac or Samsung drive into a Lombard/Pismo module, but Matsushitas usually work.
Post #4 by Franklinstein
| Source Forum | 68kMLA |
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| Category | Hardware |
| Post Date | Sun, 5 Sep 2010 - 18:21 |
| Original URL | https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/first-pwbooks-w-internal-cd-drive-which-kind-of-interface.21125/ |
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