Austin One nifty feature of the Pismo is the ability and ease of running a DIY solid state drive using a cheap CF>44 PIN IDE adapter and 200X or faster CF card. Since the HD bay is easily accessible by removing the keyboard, you can swap CF drives between machines. There is a noticeable speed difference in boot time and a lot less heat is generated. Pismo runs totally silent.
For your Pismo articles, something on most common repairs, I think DC Sound Board, Charger Board, LCD hinges, LCD backlight to fix pink screen. And fixing the rear port cover hinge, and replacing a cracked trackpad. Those seem to be the most common repairs I've seen. Sources for replacement IR lens would be good. If anyone has re-celled a dead battery I have never seen any solution that looks straightforward or inexpensive. Reviving dead batteries techniques will be popular topic. For parts sources, maybe a list of g-books members who have spare parts available. I have a huge stash of spare parts for anything Pismo but don't actively try to sell them. Ok my suggestions. TERRY -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
