Will Soper wrote:
> As a follow up, I'd like to change the battery and maybe the fans but:
>
> B. The fan for the power supply looks like an integral part of the PS
> and the PS is covered with warnings not to go in there. :(
It's inside the P/S but it can be changed. Changing fans on a Power Computing is
a very worthwhile project. Never seen one of their OEM fans go bad, but damn they
are noisy. Go to the archive link at the bottom of the posts on this list. Search
their archives for fan replacement. You'll find lots of detailed articles about
changing fans.
> ................... (BTW, I just spotted in my manual a reference to the
> battery being a: 3.6 volt lithium 1/2 AA cell. Is that all I need?)
Yup. Just pay attention to the polarity of the old one, so you install the new
one in the same attitude.
> And, because I fretted about losing data, Robert suggested I get a
> Sonnets Firewire PCI card and a firewire external drive to back up to.
>
> Now, this is a "next-big-paycheck" idea that really intrigues me! I've
> had some experience modifying my box--namely, adding a TV capture card,
> some memory and swapping out the original CD drive for an Apple one. So
> I think I'm up to this.
>
> Can anyone advise as to rough costs, sources and whether my still
> running 8.5.1 on a 180mHz machine would be an impediment to this move?
Just be sure the Firewire card you choose will work under 8.5.1. A lot of after
market bridge board manufacturers want 9.1 at a minimum since they use Apple's
firewire drivers. I don't know the number of fans in the Power Base, but three
80 mm fans for my PTP ran me less than $30.00 including shipping. Batteries are
usually in the $5-6 range. External firewire drives range in price all over the
map, depending on the size of drive you. Figure from $100.00-300.00 range for a
firewire, external drive, depending on size.
Jack Russell
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