K on 10/3/01 5:54 AM wrote: > Having gained much information from this list about the items necessary for > a powerbook upgrade, I would like to offer the following observations after > watching it done: > a) if you are going to try this upgrade yourself, be sure you have the 186 > page manual with illustrations
Good idea. I worked from the PDF version when I did a motherboard swap. > b) be sure that you not only buy the motherboard, but also the powerboard > (which the 190 does not have) and if you are upgrading to the 5300ce, then > buy that video board as well I recall mentioning on some list that one should not forget the powerboard as it is separate from the motherboard and not used on a 190. I installed the Focus combination video/ethernet card during my upgrade. I now have 16 bit external video and a 10T ethernet connection (combined into one kinda heavy dongle). It has a standard 15pin Mac video connector and a RJ45 ethernet port. One of the list member (David Wegener) has them for sale and rather reasonably priced, NIB. > c) you will need a torx 8 screwdriver (and possibly torx 6) Didn't need the torx 6. I don't think there are any...I take that back, the floppy drive module does have some torx 6 screws. I had to take mine apart and make some adjustments to it as it wouldn't eject floppies (seems to be a common problem for this module). > d) if you buy a larger hard drive, such as a 4 G, and re-drill the metal > cage holes to fit the screws which are now located in a different place, it > is likely that one front screw will hit the plastic palm rest and have to > be removed > I managed to locate a 2GIG with the original mounting hole placements. I had a 6gig drive I had hoped to use but saw that the screw heads would have stuck up causing the problem you mention. > Could someone please tell me what tool people use (and its name) that > functions like a hook to lift up the plastic holding the keyboard cable and > the screen cable so that the cables can be lifted out? A hookidoohicky? A dental probe is one option. However I just straightened out a paper clip and bent about an eighth of an inch of the tip over with a pair of needle nose pliers. It works great and it's one tool that's easy to replace if you lose it ;^) -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
