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Neat! I did something similar with my 4G iPod a few years back. The hard drive died so I installed a 60 gig CF card with an adapter. It works ok but the CF card is too slow so the iPod pauses occasionally to buffer the data. I've been meaning to get a faster CF card but I might just check out...

Yeah this is sad. I still use my MDD G4 for a few internet things. It may be time to just let it go and find a newer iMac. :(

Yes, couldn't hurt to try another PS before you move on to other things.

Although it sounds like someone has done some work on this system I would suspect the power supply has failed or is failing. This is a pretty common failure mode with these systems. I would verify that the PS is working or not before swapping any other parts. I replaced two OEM power supplies on...

Looks like it could be this. Even though the PN is different. Or a version of it.

That's pretty slick! Nice work.

Try to find a replacement card with faster read/write speeds.

Have you tried partitioning the 4 gig CF card onto 2 gig (or smaller) partitions? Also, speed may be a factor. Some CF cards write speeds are pretty slow even compared to old HD's.

I had to replace a screen on a G4 iBook. Replacing the screen required disassembling the entire laptop. Ridiculously difficult. Apple used an absolutely stupid number of different sized screws. And I had one screw left over as well. I spent a lot of time trying to find its home and finally just...

I have read that it was the flame retardant that was added to the plastic that makes these so fragile (and yellow) with age. It didn't help that Apple was trying to use as much plastic as they could to reduce costs. That's a shame about that one, it's just what ever parts can be salvaged now. :(

Looks like one of the versions of the  Focus Enhancements iView. Obviously without the case.

I went back though my photos and my Lisa2 Sun Rem machine has a Seagate ST-412. (Dead) I didn't document the Profile when I had it open but I think my Profile Drive has the same HD.

Correct that the profile has it's own controller stuff but I believe the HD (in mine anyway) is just a Miniscribe like the one Hyperdrive used. But I don't remember for sure, I haven't had the Profile Drive open since I recapped the PS. Anyway, I guess if my Profile HD dies I'll look into it...

Well, specifically I was thinking this could replace the hard drive in a Profile Drive unit, to be used with a Lisa/MacXL. Assuming the the Profile Drive was otherwise functional. It's just an MFM emulator, correct?

Holy kow that's cool! Good to know there's a modern replacement option for the time when the HD in my Hyper Drive Mac gives it up. Now, could this same solution work for a Lisa/ Mac XL?

A Mean Well PD-25. It supplies 5v for the card and 12v for the fan.

I believe that side connector is for SCSI, but I have no documentation to that affect and I have never tried connecting anything to it. A lot (most) of these boards were powered by tapping into the Mac's analog board. Some connected directly to board with clips and some, like mine, tapped into...

Nice score! I have one I found in a $5 Plus I bought back in the late '90's. I made an over-long thread about mine.

I did an ATX swap in my MDD a couple of years ago. It's still working fine.

Wow, that is incredible. The crazy lengths people went to back in the day!