IIRC VIA chipsets are simply not compatible with Apple gear.
DLink DFB-A5 Rev.A1 3-Port Firewire, 2-Port USB 2.0 PCI Adapter for Apple and PC - this is in the USA, like the one in the UK
http://legacyfiles.us.dlink.com/DFB-A5/REVA/DFB-A5_DATASHEET_1.00_EN.PDF. - "OS X 10 &...
"What about inside the display assembly, anything to worry about in there?"
Except for the mechanical stuff and the cables there's nothing in there a mere mortal can deal with.
Maybe to start over with which PowerBook G3 you have. Certainly a Pismo will accept 128 GB SSDs; probably a Lombard will also but it will be a lot pickier about the mSata-to-IDE adapter. A Wallstreet - I don't know, maybe someone else can help..
I really, really suspect your adapter. I've...
With an active Wi-Fi available just keep the 'Book with the Date and Time Control Panel (OS 9 nomenclature) set to use the Time Server. You get an almost immediate correct clock set when you start up.
The pic on the right top has the two PowerBook tips.
The pic on the left bottom is from eBay https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kensington-Univ-AC-CAR-AIR-Adapter-APPLE-MAC-33079-power-charger-case-F-Ship/254210700745?hash=item3b302375c9:g:OGkAAOSwgspZubzm . I don't know anything about the seller
The "this" isn't the right one - the DC end is the smaller one for the G4 'Books.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kensington-Univ-AC-CAR-AIR-Adapter-APPLE-MAC-33079-power-charger-case-F-Ship/254210700745?hash=item3b302375c9:g:OGkAAOSwgspZubzm
has the correct DC connector.
It seems that most of the...
I've given up on trying to find a reasonably priced yoyo adapter and don't really trust the Asian generics.
Kensington had a replacement at one time. Try model number K33079 on the Bay.
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FWIW I have a ROM1 board that has exactly the same mods and it checks out 100% good with any of the IIGS diagnostics I have. Do you have an Apple Diagnostics 4.x disk to home in a bit on the problem area?
I'm going to guess that the 607-1073-B is the modded revision.
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THANK YOU NJRoadfan.
I had googled "Sequential Systems" and got many, many pages of logic, circuit design and other non-helpful stuff. I didn't go all the way thru' the search results (88,800,000 hits) and might not even have recognized those pages if they came up.
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A different mSATA to IDE adapter should be a first choice.
I've had good results from the generic Asian-sourced adapters on the Bay. And they are jumperless.
Good luck.
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For your Item 1:
In your download and moving around process your Mac changed the .pkg extension from the Newton type to that used by OS X. See the first pic
Here’s my procedure to undo this on a PowerBook G3 with MacOS 10.4.11
1. Do a "Get Info" on the downloaded pkg file - The second pic
2...
Here is Frank's text-only website
http://www.pda-soft.de/textonly.html
If you, like me, have trouble with this page your browser install needs tweaking. Please let me know what you do/did to make it work.
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