Most I/O power supply board problems are blown fuses and the symptoms are
the same as yours. Power Manager problems also have the same symptoms.
MCE might replace or repair I/O power supply boards--check with Arni Ramirez
or Kevin Yuhas. They do replace hard drives and enable CardBus on 2400's. I
had them do this and other things to my 2400c in late December.
I got a Hitachi 6 GB drive from MCE to replace the 1.3 GB IBM drive and a
DataShuttle to still use my 1.3 GB externally. 6 GB was fine, I don't need
much space because I only use the 2400c when I travel long distances by air
and need to work on the plane. However, any drive over 4GB kills the ability
to put the 2400c into SCSI Disk mode which I rarely did anyway--4 GB drives
are hard to find now. The Hitachi is working great, faster and pretty quiet
compared to the 1.3 GB. The DataShuttle is worth it and I use it with my
Pismo as well.
The CardBus upgrade works well for USB and FireWire PC cards. You have to
insert them after booting and remove them before shutting down but that's a
minor hassle. I now use a small Contour Design USB optical mouse with my
2400c.
MCE also installed a Yu-plan translucent green keyboard and 96 MB RAM chip
for a small fee which I obtained separately and can get if you are
interested. They also installed an Interware G3 CPU which is no longer
available.
MCE is a terrific group to do business with and they are fast. I sent them
my 2400c, they fixed it up and I got it back, all within a week.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Since I'm sending it off anyway, I'm thinking about having a larger hard
> drive put in the 2400. I still have the original 1.3 GB drive and would like
> something much larger. What drives do people recommend for a 2400? I'd like
> the largest one available, assuming the price isn't outrageous. Does MCE
> sell them or are they exclusively a repair shop? Should I buy one somewhere
> else and pack it in the box with the PowerBook and send it all to MCE? I
> assume they will install drives as well? What can be done with the old
> drive? Is there some kind of external enclosure available, or is is there
> someone out there on the list who needs a 1.3 GB drive?
>
> Also, do I understand that MCE can do something to allow me to use Firewire
> on a 2400? I've not followed those threads closely but I seem to recall it
> has something to do with Cardbus enabling. I'd like to max this thing out if
> I can as I'll be giving it to my high school age son and I want him to be
> able to use it for a couple of years. Advice? What else do I need to do to
> use Firewire?
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