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The G3 B&W and the DV iMac are from about the same time... why would one recognize it properly, but not the other? Just to be safe, I'm holding on to the RAM I took out of the iMac, just in case those 256mb modules ends up causing problems later on. When I was hunting for parts, I...

I'm not sure why unhooking the fan would cause the enclosure to not function at all. Is there a way you could move the fan out of the way while still keeping it plugged in? It all seems a bit odd to me. First, I would try setting the drive to master, and if that didn't work, try Cable Select...

I wish I knew of places to find stuff like that. Best I can ever find is curbside trash stuff and an occasional Freecycle find. When the CompUSA around here was clearing out their stuff, they didn't really have anything worth buying on markdown... and what Mac stuff they did have was barely...

Somebody a couple blocks away from me put out a huge pile of computer stuff, with a sign that says everything works, but is old. The towers I looked through all had Windows 2000 stickers on them. All of the machines I checked were devoid of hard drives, but still had CD and floppy drives. I...

I already found that document, or one just like it, and it didn't really give me any more of an understanding than I had before. SCSI was never my strong suit, as it seems inherently confusing. Plus this whole adapter business is adding an extra layer that I wanted to avoid by buying 50pin...

They are WD Enterprise 4360 drives, but the model number on them doesn't match what's shown on the WD website. Since I know for a fact that they are 80-pin drives, the only 80 pin model they list is the WDE4360-0008, which is a 7200rpm drive. Two of the drives bear Compaq stickers, so the 6008...

I snatched up a set of 3 SCSI drives off eBay at the last minute since the price was really good. I did a search based on the information in their listing, which seemed to indicate that they would be 50pin like I needed. They arrived today, and, to my dismay, it turns out they are actually...

I've never been that lucky myself (and getting that kind of thing just before it hits the trash), but I most definitely would have done the same thing. Hell, if I worked there, I would have taken all of them (once they were trash-bound, of course), kept some, and sold the others online or...

If i wasn't busy having my own problems, I could have told you that. The original grey ones lack the ability to act as a hotspot. I suppose if you attached it to a computer with a wireless card, you could then use the ethernet port to share the connection with the Base Station. That way, it'd...

I know how to solder, and I know how to be careful when it comes to electricity, so I'm not worried about that part of it. Is there some other scariness to it that I should be made aware of beforehand? Is there anything else I could try before giving up on the battery? And can someone please...

My 466 clamshell's battery seems to have given up the ghost. It's had a recent history of being stubborn as to charging, but now its bottomed out. It always seemed to get stubborn when it charge was between 25-35 percent, but usually a simple pull and reinstall of the battery (while on AC...

I don't recall much of a speed difference between running 7.5 vs 8.5 on our 6200. Actually, I don't recall us having any problems with it at all. I know everyone else thinks they were such terrible machines, but for its time, our first Mac did what we needed it to do, and made enough of a good...

I once swapped out a 700 for a 900. It worked great, at least until the 900 had the same failure. [:(!] !]'> To my knowledge, the 12 inch g3 iBook boards are interchangeable. Also, I did see this place that offers "BGA chip reflow", but I haven't had a chance to check it out for sure...

I guess this is the right place to put this... forgive me if it isn't, but nothing else seemed to fit. I've been looking around for some SCSI drives for some of my old Macs that need them, and I came across a listing for "SCSI jumpers". The listing says they're "Used for SCSI, SCA, Laptop, and...

That's what I figured, but it's always nice to know for sure.

I thought it said 117mhz, but I'd have to check to be sure. Since I already have a couple SCSI Zip drives laying around, I'll probably just go with the SCSI adapter cable. I found it quite interesting to see how much you can do with one of these... including wireless internet. The more I read...

They wanted $20 for it, but since they couldn't show me that it really worked, I offered $15. The machine itself had decent wear and tear, but still looked pretty good. Since the Yo-Yo that came with it looked practically mint, and I was all but certain that it was the exact same adapter the...

I know that some mice won't have full functionality in OS9, but all the ones I've ever used (at the very least) were able to point and click. Mice with multiple buttons and a scroll wheel typically don't work properly without a full-blown driver, but I've never heard of a mouse not working at...

It was my understanding that having a non-Apple ROM drive meant that standard Apple utilities would not be able to format it. Hacking and/or patching those utilities are supposed to allow it to format 'unsupported' drives. Problem is that my drive isn't showing up at all... at the least, when...

Feels like the more I try to understand what the problem is, the less I know. I know what should be happening... how this relatively simple thing was supposed to go, but there's really no clue I can find as to why it's not following the plan. That's sort of the problem I have... no drives of...