> 1. Under which OS does the PB3400 run best? > 2. The obvious upgrades: (a) maximize the RAM; (b) > replace the HD with a > larger one; (c) ?? > >
When I purchased my 3400/200 w/ 16MB Ram, it had a 2gig disk in it. THe disk was damaged in the machines rough shipment to me, however, so I don't know what OS was installed when it arived at my door. I immediately dropped a 64mb chip in bringing it up to 80MB of RAM. I put a 2gb Toshiba drive in it that I had laying around and loaded it up with 8.1 It ran pretty well like that for a little while. It did occasionally lock up on me which could be frustrating at times. Shortly after, I bought a 10gb drive (for the price, I'd look for at least a 20gb now...) and loaded it up with 8.6 Aside from a few power problems that were casued by an old PRAM battery I replaced, it has run perfectly and reliably for me ever since. I do have a full version OS 9 CD that I've been considering installing... (There's a couple of OS 9 software apps I want to run that won't work under 8.6) But I haven't upgraded it yet. I have no doubt it will be fine. I'd say your upgrade plan should include a RAM upgrade (do this first as it opens the opportunities for flavors of OS to run), a new Hard Drive and an OS upgrade (8.6 or 9 will likely be perfect for you depending on what you want to use the PB for), and put a PRAM battery in it (unless you know that it was recently changed. - otherwise, you may as well just replace it. They are cheap and easy to do if you've got the machine torn down for inserting RAM or replacing the drive. The only other snag I ran into was that I installed 8.6 from a Wallstreet OS recovery CD... The OS worked fine, but I didn't get the extension I needed for the shared NIC/Modem port that the 3400 has. I needed that port to work since I have a cable modem internet connection at home. I downloaded the extension form Apple's website and installed it and it worked well... Other than that, it's been smooth sailing. Cheers, Sionnach __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.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
