Just to make sure it is clear: PC66, PC100 and PC133 are all SDRAM. PC133 (not yet used on Macs) and PC100 SDRAM are backwards-compatible. "Standard" SDRAM is 66MHz (and is occasio…

Thanks tooki. That's what I thought originally when I posted this discussion. Anyway, I don't have to worry about it anymore cause my Pismo arrived today and I'll just put my new …

drill holes. not in the case though. Do it to pieces that dont really matter much... Im probably going to try to shave a few ounces when I open up my iMac this week. Just mak…

~LOL~ Why would you Need/Want to "lighten" your iMac?! Plus, taking away structural components of your portable is probably not too safe.. Seeing as Apple already had its pro des…

Cuz I carry mine around a lot! And swinging a sack around between my legs that weighs over 50lbs just isnt fun! Err.... I'm describing the iMac here. Hehehe. Ca$h PS: W…

When I carry my iBook to work, I've also got enough stuff in my backpack with it to add up to about a stone in weight. (logic would dictate that I should lose some of the other stu…

Then dont put it in your backpack. It has a handle for a reason, ya know.

I would, but I live in the UK. It rains a lot. There's a subject for a new Mac mod topic. "Waterproofing you Mac !"

Y cables? bah, do it how a real man does it. Tape the wires of the smaller fan onto the negative/positive connectors of the 6 volt terminals and a more powerful fan on the 12V conn…

TAPE the wires?!? Why not use solder? >shrugs< Anyway, where are these 12 and 6 volt terminals? I have no clue where to find them. Any help? Ca$h

Kinda hard to disconnect it if you soldier the thing Anyways, the connector has colored wires leading to it, on mine, they are red/blac/black/yellow. The two blacks are positive…

yellow is 12v and red is either 5 or 6v

Thats a good point, the builtin IRDA module on the iMac used the serial port, If it would be possible to find the components/chips used for the serial connecter, and then the chip …

i was in the same boat as you a few months ago. my b/w g3 will not accomodate 2 cd drives without taking a hacksaw to the case, which i am loath to do (investigating other tower c…

I'm assuming that you're going to be installing Toast. Make sure you install the software first, then swap out the drives. TOAST CD READER has to be installed before you can read…

I've found Intech's CD/DVD Speed Tools to be mush more robust than Toast CD Reader... and it doesn't get in the way of toast either.

Has anyone tried one of the combo DVD-CD-RW's in their first gen B&W G3/350/DVD yet? Ricoh MP9060A Toshiba SD-R1002 4X/4X/24X CDRW and DVD ROM http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/dr…

You don't need to have the Toast Cd Reader installed or whatever, somewhere in the forums (sorry I can't be more specific - I'll have a look for this post) there is a post about ha…

The only problem with using the zip bay on the B/W G3, is that the metal casing is only big enough for a zip drive or a normal size hard disk. definitely not enough for a CD-RW uni…

I've used a Sony CRX-100E in place of the stock DVD-ROM in my B&W G3 and it worked wonderfully. But like many others, I wish there were another 5.25" drive bay available...

Is there any reason I can't just cut out the Zip housing, put in one big enough for my RW, and use it like that? Or is there something I'm overlooking? I'm pretty new to cutting up…

You would also have to cut out 2 1"square blocks of the actual case, and these two blocks are where the cd/zip bay is fixed. it is possible, just tricky. b.

however, i'm all intrigued now, so i'll give it a whirl as soon is i finish moving house from germany to england. i'll keep y'all posted. b.

It might be more practical to see if any of these combined DVD-Rom, CD-RW drives are available with Mac drivers yet, and just replace the DVD drive.

it might be more practical for you, but as i already have separate dvd + cdrw drives, and a low budget, this is much simpler. b.