I have a G4/400-ed B&W, which was a straight swap over from a 400Mhz G3 module. Since the only thing that changed in the swap was the module I suppose that's as good as exp…

Looking for some advice... I have a B&W G3. It originally a 400mhz system, but a few weeks ago, I upgraded it to a G3/500 with a cheap ZIF from IC-China. It is currently r…

We've got similar mac collecting tastes, I see...I have 6 PB 1400s, 2 5300s, one Pismo 400/40/512k, 2 old PB 150s, a Classic II, the on life support 3400...and several PCs too, ala…

It looks like it will be a bit longer before I clean the board. I thought about going in to work to do it today but it looks like we're in a blizzard now here on the US east coast…

I really enjoyed reading your post about the reasons that you settled on buying a IIci. Back in the day, I felt that the IIci was the pick of the Mac product line. It was way out…

I have a dead 500mhz Sawtooth. It has been sitting for awhile down in the basement. It quit one day , after a few attempts to revive it, it went to the basement. A motherboard f…

I have a 22" 1680x1050 LCD monitor hooked up to my B&W G3 that has been chugging along fine at that resolution for quite a while now. All of a sudden, after a fresh reboot …

We've got similar mac collecting tastes, I see...I have 6 PB 1400s, 2 5300s, one Pismo 400/40/512k, 2 old PB 150s, a Classic II, the on life support 3400...and several PCs too, ala…

Not particularly serious. The bus speed is the same, so no fiddling with SMT resistors/jumpers. From memory, the VRM coil has to be bent out of the way, and an adapter plate made…

Well, that got my attention. Can a dual G54/500MHz processor go in a Cube without serious surgery?

Interesting...pooh, I hope it's not the VRAM but we shall see. If it's a dead duck, I'll repost...get the parts somewhere useful. I expect this is a 180mhz. because it's only comi…

Yes, it was AU$5 +pp. I'll get around to uploading them sometime soon

PowerBook 100 Series Service Training Video (to add to the 200 and 500 series for uploading) Click to expand... It seems luck is on Macintosh liberation's side; hopefully you p…

I have a PB 3400c with the same issue. The screen generally will not light up but when it does, the screen is all messed, then the unit crashes. The cable and everything in the …

Below is the last few weeks of scores from evilbay. In addition to these, when I went to pick up some of the items from a local seller, I also bought the following: Quadra 700, m…

I'm getting a Hooper (PB 3400c) in a couple of days - decided to try my hand at restoring one, since I've done a lot of work on 5300's. The one I bought (for $2 plus shipping) has …

I enjoyed your lengthy post about the history of/ your history with the machine, which mirrors my own experience (including references to some of the subsequent hardware purchased,…

My understanding is that water was used in the factory for cleaning the boards after assembly, and so that it has to be reasonably safe to use water still. Most likely there will b…

my problem is at C13. i am looking in that general area to see where to scrape exactly with the idea of exposing the correct copper wire. Click to expand... I don't have any SE…

I've decided how I am going to clean the motherboard. I'm going to use Alconox. From their website: (Notice it mentions circuit boards!) http://www.alconox.com/static/section_to…

Hi Jason, I responded to your email a few minutes ago. I see that JDW gave you basically the same advice I did, but in better detail. You didn't mention the reverse polarity pro…

a big thanks to JDW for such a thorough reply. just to be clear i am *not* that dexterous with a soldering tool. in fact, this whole process of cap replacement is new to me. my pr…

I have never "partially recapped" a board and then tested it. So I cannot speak from experience in that regard. But what I can say is that if you have the caps properly oriented …

noidentity, I was able to download the driver today. It is working great on my TT128 at 1680x1050. Thanks again, Mike

i have 220uf 35v for 220uf 16v can i use this ? and the surface pads have come up off the board for one of them. how will i make a good connection now for that capacitor?