--- THE ROCK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are these cards plug and play? I don't mind doing > the work myself. >
"The work" doesn't lie in the card... it lies in the card cage. For the upgrade you mentioned, the card they are using is just the icing on the cake. It's simply a card they will install for you as a benefit to the upgrade they perform. The problem is that the card cage for your PCMCIA adapters in teh 3400 is not card bus compliant. So..... the work is in disassembling the laptop and installing a card cage which IS cardbus compliant... Once thats done, inserting the card and installing the driver for it is as simple as any other device... I thought I had seen in the past where someone documented on the web how to do that cage swap... If memory serves it was something about the need to add a pin to the existing cage or something like that... I honestly don't remember, but do a google search and see if it kicks it up. I'm not sure that I ever found anything that was really 100% specific... If I had, I would have already done it to my 3400 ;-) If you know your way around electronics, have access to parts and want to try the cage upgrade yourself, I'd say go for it... If not, like R.P. Bell said, I'd pay the minimal $99 to have the cage upgraded and buy the card elsewhere to save yourself the premium... Oh! And back to your original question about heat... It's probably normal. Where do you use your Powerbook? Do you often sit it on your lap? the Couch? or the Bed? Sitting a Powerbook on any of those surfaces is a little hard on it... Those surfaces insulate heat, so they don't do anything to disapate the heat building up under the unit. Over time, they can become quite hot to the touch! Ultimately, this could lead to some overheating issues, although, I use my 3400 on my lap or on the bed alot and just let the heat buildup... It's convienient... I just try not to do it for extended periods. If you use it on a desk, or on a drawing board (as I try to do when I use it on the bed), extend the small elevator feet at the back of the unit and allow it to rest on those. Not only do they elevate the back of the keyboard slightly for a more ergonomic feel (as a lot of people belive thats their only function) they also serve to produce an airspace under the Powerbook where the warm air can disapate without building up. It will help your Powerbook run cooler and happier... Cheers, Sionnach __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
