Since you have had and eventually will have it open again, could you please add some observations here?viewtopic.php?f=21&t=11280
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After months of lusting for one, I finally got my mitts on the last of the ADB PowerBooks. It's the 300MHz model and the lot came with plenty of extras: DVD drive w/card, Wireless …
That Sawtooth is a good solid box. Most of them can be OC'd to 550MHz or more, and with a fast G4 upgrade and a video card upgrade, will do 720p HD video. Check to see which versio…
well today i got a new computer.....its a G4 "SawTooth"!!!!! here are the specs:
450mhz G4
768mb of ram
18gb hd
and it will soon be running 9.2.2 or mac os x server :beige:
The very first time I took apart an iBook (also to replace the hard drive) and put it back together, I put one of the long hex screws in the middle, instead of the short one.
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68kMLAHardwareby Mike RichardsonFri, 25 Sep 2009 - 12:59
The very first time I took apart an iBook (also to replace the hard drive) and put it back together, I put one of the long hex screws in the middle, instead of the short one.
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I got it put back together. Only 3 extra screws. That's pretty good for me. :I :I :I :I :I :I :I :I
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Well done! I had 4 left over after replacing the…
68kMLAHardwareby Mike RichardsonFri, 25 Sep 2009 - 12:14
I got it put back together. Only 3 extra screws. That's pretty good for me. :I :I :I :I :I :I :I :I
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If that's the case, no amount of glue will fix the damage - you'll have to strip the iBook down more to resolder the pads.
JB
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If the pad is lifted off - so …
68kMLAHardwareby Mike RichardsonFri, 25 Sep 2009 - 09:23
The speaker cable isn't superglued in, it just clicks in with a tight fit (male connector). I've done the same as you - but in my instance just the red and white cables came out.
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68kMLAHardwareby Mike RichardsonFri, 25 Sep 2009 - 09:12
The speaker cable isn't superglued in, it just clicks in with a tight fit (male connector). I've done the same as you - but in my instance just the red and white cables came out.
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um... zoom waaay in on the pic, its a paralell drive
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Oh right. I see that now. Sorry about that.
Here's one of the aforementioned Zip Plus drives with 22…
For those bidding on this Mac - it isn't a Hyperdrive. I asked the seller for a close-up of the front and it's actually the Macintosh badge from the back of the machine.
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Hard drives:
IBM SCSI HD
Seagate Hawk 2 GB
x2 Seagate Hawk 2.1 GB
or you can buy a cheaper large 68 pin HD (which are much easier to find cheap than native 50-pin hard drives) …