> There are plenty of resources on repairing the 5300. Start with the > power plug. There's no power card to speak of, the jack is soldered > directly onto the logic board.
Of course, depending on how much your time is worth, you might want to just eBay something "new". If you have some cash and have been thinking upgrade, another option might be grabbing a newer Mac and just shoving the old drives into a Firewire or USB enclosure like this one from OWC: http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=3420&Item=OWCMOTGFW I've never used one, but they seem awfully neat. I think I might have to grab one if I ever sell the Powerbooks I have now. >From the tone of your email I'd guess you're not looking to tinker with Powerbooks >for the fun of it, and if you're not, I wouldn't. It's not fun if you feel you've >*gotta* have 'em running. Kinda like the lottery -- if you feel you have the have >the money today, you shouldn't be playing. But then I'm a little aggravated at my >1400 right now. ;^) Ruffin Bailey -- 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
