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That points in the right direction. The chips are all apple proprietary so no chance of finding datasheets. But taking some guesses, U4 and U5 are likely the LCD controller chips and U3 is the actual graphics chip. U4 is likely the LCD driver itself and U5 is likely a format converter and where...

I did mean the 170, not the 160. Typing too fast.

Agreed. That would be a great solution to my problem. I am more of a hardware guy than software, so I probably couldn't contribute anything to the PiSCSI project that the team wouldn't already be better at. As for hardware-wise, it appears that the 145 and the 160 share the same motherboard, so...

It is. I found it again. It was a PB 160. I am really new to the Macs, so forgive me. lol

Interesting. I will look around for it. There was a powerbook on ebay that seemed to have an HDMI port hacked into it. I will see if I can find it again.

Has anyone figured out a hack to get external video out from the logic board of a Powerbook 145? I have a spare parts unit I bought with an LCD that cannot be saved. I used several parts to restore my other PB. But the rest of the guts are in working order. So I would like to do something with...

The battery I have is aftermarket, so it was a bit easier it sounds like. I ended up being able to warm it up on my hotplate and pry it open. I had to use a utility knife in some places, so it didn't go perfectly, but very minor imperfections were caused. Also the batteries where not in a glob...

Seeking the experience of those pioneers who have ventured before. I have a PB 145 for which I would like to rebuild the battery. The electrical part will be pretty straightforward, but I am curious what methods others have used to get the batteries apart without damage? I have seen/read about...

Corrosion may be due to dissimilar metals touching. There is a plastic insulator typically used under crystal packages like this. The old metal aluminum caps and transistor packages also used plastic insulators.

I cracked it open and the DB25 connector is a serial port. There are only 12 pins to the whole cable assembly, so it should be fairly simple to figure out. I thought it was going to be more complicated than that for some reason. Two will be power (5V, 600mA), 2-4 for serial and the rest are...

I see the Kodak Datashow which were originally used with modified Mac Plus computers has been discussed here before. I picked one up dirt cheap to play around with. I will need to make my own video adapter for the Mac. I understand the mac side well enough, I think. But I am wondering if anyone...