One of mine did the deathbead GLOD thing, where it would work sometimes and then degrade, before finally not cooperating at all. A new power board cured that problem. I figured tha…

Generally when I get something with no docs I put them on the shelf and look around on the web. Sometimes while looking for something else I find a thread that leads me to the know…

my 2300c /my 12" G4 PB Click to expand... beachycove, you might be able to help settle a question for me. I've thought of the keyboard from a 12" PB or iBook as a transplant f…

From experience, info on the 2400 is tantalising but, sadly, dying out. My own machine arrived totally intact (complete with original box, all cables etc. - totally pristine if tru…

Hi all, I've posted before about my two PowerBook 2400c units that don't work. They both have a different problem. I've had little luck in trying to get troubleshooting tips from …

It was the IDE interface. What makes me 100% sure is that it connected in a different spot on the motherboard as the 270c's hard drive -- a spot that was absent in the 270c but pr…

The 1GB HD in it died Click to expand... Was that on the SCSI or the IDE header? The reason I ask is that if it was a SCSI disk, it's very likely (at that size) that it's a…

my 2300c /my 12" G4 PB Click to expand... beachycove, you might be able to help settle a question for me. I've thought of the keyboard from a 12" PB or iBook as a transplant f…

And the Seagate ST1 series (like the one I just picked up) have 2MB of onboard cache RAM. They won't do much for your battery life though - a bit better than a 2.5" disk, but not …

Thanks to everyone for their comments and suggestions. This is what I've found: Machine ID: 406 ROM Version: $77D.45F6 MacOS ROM file Version: 8.4 The ROM is apparently the sa…

I'm partially there. Fortunately the donor machine was basically the case and the mainboard so it was pretty easy to remove. On the customer's original computer I have the heat s…

What about a CF Microdrive? Click to expand... They are real spinning disks and hence have different behaviour to flash memory, slower, but can be treated as a traditional hard…

What about a CF Microdrive?

You don't want to use swap file or virtual memory on flash cards on any operating system. Click to expand... Can you elaborate? Click to expand... What he means is that fla…

You don't want to use swap file or virtual memory on flash cards on any operating system. Click to expand... Can you elaborate?

I'm taking the plunge one step at a time -- Just bought a CF-IDE adapter, etc. and will see how that goes. Next step would be the battery re-cell, then the RAM. I'm not sure if I…

To save you from endless speculation about the ROM version currently in your Mac, and which ROM that might be, you could go to Production information at the foot of the System Prof…

I wouldn't paint it unless it needs the paint, as that would basically kill it as a mint specimen. As for the CF card, a re-celled battery and more ram, it's a question of how dee…

Building up an obsolete machine is something you do for the love it rather than because you need a more powerful machine. As you stated, more powerful machines are cheaper than bui…

Thanks for all the responses. [] ]'> The ROM on my B&W G3 CD is 1.4, and on the 'retail' CD it is 1.6. Unfortunately neither one will boot my G4. When running th…

[] ]'> Try install another Mac OS 8.6 with MacOnMac on the SawTooth, and put the 2.5.1 ROM in the new installed system afterwards... [] ]'> And... can I have the.…

Right -- thanks. Very interesting piece of kit -- didn't know this was possible until running across this thread. http://cgi.ebay.com/CF-to-44-Pin-LAPTOP-IDE-Hard-Drive-Adapter-b…

For Desktop Devices Click to expand... So no. You want one for a 2.5" laptop IDE/ATA connection, which is a much smaller 44 pin connector. And I'd look for a single ended one…

Here's what I'm thinking of doing... I have a Powerbook Duo 2300c (It's listed as FS in the trading post but I'm not seeing a lot of interest and its just *so* cute.... ) The…

I see there was a firmware update listed for the sawtooth G4s in 2001. It says it is for improved compatibility with OS X. I'll need to learn how to use Open Firmware to see if tha…