>Just casting out line to see if this is a good idea -
>
> I recently picked up a 2300 that looks like it was run over by a
>steamroller - the screen is cracked and someone obviously stripped it for
>parts. I do believe that the motherboard is still good, it boots to a chime
>and what is left of the screen still lights up. I remember reading that it is
>possible to put the board from a 2300 into a 280c for a PPC upgrade. Is this
>wise, and does everything in the inside fit and hook up? I'm not afraid of
>the work, just curious if it will work and is worth it.
>
>Thanks for any advice.
>
>Todd
Yes it will work and its fairly easy to do.
If the bottom of the 2300 is in good shape then the simple way to do this
is to swap the screen from the 280c onto the bottom half of the 2300 case.
If the bottom plastics are smashed up, (your description of being
steamrolled) then it gets a little more complicated.
You will need to take both the motherboard and the metal chassis (this
frame stiffener acts as a heatsink for the processor)from the 2300 and move
them into the 280's case.
It's not that hard if you have the service manual
(get it here) <ftp://ftp.traffictrak.com/ServiceManuals/> and take your time.
The 2300 MOBO was designed to be used as an upgrade and therefore it
supports both SCSI & IDE hard drives as well as Color & Black&White screens!
Aloha, Ken
let us know how it goes!
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