MikeatOSX
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PowerBook 1400 DOM (Disk on Module) test
Question: Can a DOM be used in a PowerBook 1400?
Short answer: YES
A DOM is a flash drive with either 40/44-pin PATA or SATA interface with female connector for direct connection to the motherboard.
BTW: I didn't see a 44-pin DOM yet.
I recently got a 64GB Kingspec DOM as a gift and so I figured out, how to use it with a PowerBook.
I needed a 2.5" 44-pin IDE Hard Drive Female to 3.5" 40-pin IDE Hard Drive Male adapter and an IDE 44-pin Male to 44-pin Male adapter, shortened the power cables and soldered them together.
Ready!
First test in PowerBook G3 Wallstreet: working & fitting
Second test in PowerBook 1400c: same here - Disk First Aid reports "OK".
I also did a boot speed test: DOM versus SanDisk Extreme III Compact Flash card (30MB/s).
The DOM is only about 3 seconds slower when booting Mac OS 8.6 with extensions on.
In the end I moved the DOM out of the PowerBook, as 64GB ist really too much for this darling.
Question: Can a DOM be used in a PowerBook 1400?
Short answer: YES
A DOM is a flash drive with either 40/44-pin PATA or SATA interface with female connector for direct connection to the motherboard.
BTW: I didn't see a 44-pin DOM yet.
I recently got a 64GB Kingspec DOM as a gift and so I figured out, how to use it with a PowerBook.
I needed a 2.5" 44-pin IDE Hard Drive Female to 3.5" 40-pin IDE Hard Drive Male adapter and an IDE 44-pin Male to 44-pin Male adapter, shortened the power cables and soldered them together.
Ready!
First test in PowerBook G3 Wallstreet: working & fitting
Second test in PowerBook 1400c: same here - Disk First Aid reports "OK".
I also did a boot speed test: DOM versus SanDisk Extreme III Compact Flash card (30MB/s).
The DOM is only about 3 seconds slower when booting Mac OS 8.6 with extensions on.
In the end I moved the DOM out of the PowerBook, as 64GB ist really too much for this darling.