> Having bought some spare bits on ebay I thought I'd change the drive on my > PB 540 from its current 250 up to a 500. - but I just cant see how the drive > comes out.
Undo the screw holding the drive frame to the Powerbook and gently lift up, you get an inch or two of free cable. The cable removes from the drive. > Seems the cable is welded to the drive? Nope. > Does it unplug from the drive end or the motherboard end Well it does push on to the logic board as well as the drive >and if so how to get under the motherboard ? Need to completely strip the machine to undo it from the logic board end. >- got as far as removing the RAM and upgrading it but there must be a > particular way to remove the motherboard that I dont know about - does > anyone here?? Yes. > If I eventually get this sorted I may even get daring enough > to do a motherboard upgrade ( yep, got one of those elusive things at last > so maybe here comes a real power mac!) > So. H-E-L-P !!!! Please Er, no need to remove the logic board to do a PPC upgrade, it only replaces the processor. Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic www.pbfanatic.co.uk MSN Messenger - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ - 47738640 -- 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
