>> anyone know about dead ext. PB floppy's?
You should be able to take the external floppy case apart; and then the internal mechanism is the same for many powerbook floppies, just the case holding them is different. It might be that is the case for pb100's. I recall that it is, but don't think it is mentioned on the powerbook 100 FAQ (see www.lowendmac.com powerbook 100 section for link to the pb100 FAQ). Can someone confirm? I really think I recall people talking about using pb100 external floppies as replacement mechanisms for other powerbooks. So a cheap pb5xx series floppy mechanism from ebay might fit inside the pb100 external floppy case.....you'd just need a small screwdrivers (torx for sure for the 5xx floppy drive, I think). >> how about why my int. 20M HD worked overseas but not >> in >> U.S? Did you jounce it on the trip? >> i need to know if any data on my 20M can be salvaged >> if >> i connect it temporarily inside my iici, also if >> anyone no, the connectors are different, IIci is a normal 50pin SCSI drive, powerbook SCSI drives are special SCSI drives with a tiny custom ribbon cable. >> elso knows anything about my confusing problems? >> (sudden dim screen and reboot when reading/writing >> to/from a noiseless ext. FD) So I take it you are booting from an external SCSI drive then to get this to happen? Sounds like the floppy module is dead/shorted/drawing too much power. RE: the HD: Since you are apparantly booting, have you run Norton Utils 3.5 or so (nothing newer will run, is my guess) and tried to mount or repair the dead internal drive? Does the internal drive make any sounds or is it quiet? You can also buy a special pb SCSI adapter to let you hook it to your IIci or other desktop to try and mount it/run disk utils on it. >> i guess my previous post was too long for some >> (pb100 >> probs) I'm not sure I saw it. there's a pretty good pb100 FAQ out there. Some hardware tips included. A last resort on the old SCSI drives, some of the desktop models would get moisture in the bearing grease eventually, the grease stiffens, and the motor can't turn the drive. Putting the drive in a !low! oven overnight or so can sometimes drive the moisture out of the grease and things work again. Be sensible with the temperature especially as the pb100 drive has a short section of ribbon cable on it IIRC. Likely something to try as a last resort, I know this works well to repair older desktop drives but the special PB drives might not have had the issue since they are so different in design. B -- -- 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
