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Unfortunately it will never look too professional; I don't know if you noticed the silicon sealant around the AztecMonster. I needed something to hold it in place (the HD mounting screws did not fit) so i basically glued it in place. It's very sturdy and provides a secure (and what's just as...

Sorry, no pic, other than this: I'd have to take off the keyboard cover to unplug the other end for a photo, and the computer is old & brittle plastic and I'd rather keep the wear and tear to a minimum. I'll need to circle back and finish the molex cable to ribbon cable connections...

Well, this is interesting. I made another cable so I don't have to keep pressing Reset to boot my computer. This guy posted wiring instructions too: http://web.archive.org/web/20080705022723/http://www.antinode.org/mac/port_scsi.html They're very much in line with Trash80's diagram, except...

Thanks Trash80, that's actually pretty cool! I may have to do another cable in which case I'll follow the above steps. There was no smoke, but despite the below photos, it's not a complete success either. I had to make one modification to the diagram: TERMPWR should be disconnected. All...

Well, the cable is finished. It's not pretty, but it's mine. :) Now I'm off to hook it up. Hopefully there will be no smoke.

Thanks! Yes, I saw the crosstalk mention above, but... but.. the photo... :) To be perfectly honest I was concerned about not finding the right wire when I get to the 34-pin connector if I twist odd & even pairs together. That's why I cut the gordian knot, so to speak. Of course I could...

Lido worked perfectly, thanks Beachycove! In fact, that's become my go-to formatter tool. I've used it on a few computers, from a Mac Portable (6.0. 8) up to a PowerBook 5300 (7.5.5) and it's great. Register: I can't seem to be able to log in to the Wiki, but I'm using a Stratos CF...

I found a very nice older gentleman who's done a superb job recapping the Portable. And now it has sound! Good luck with the project BD1308. Shoot a PM my way if you're ready for more work. "My guy" doesn't really like cap replacement projects and this was more of a favor than anything else...

Thanks for the quick response! I'll finish the cable tomorrow, and... fingers xed. I have had the Portable recapped, all that's left to do is install the 8-meg RAM expansion and replace the noisy, power-hungry HD with a CF SCSI module. I'll keep TPWR a single wire then, and based on the...

I finally got around to making the cable. It's easier than I thought, but I'd need a couple of clarifications: I'm assuming the GND wires on the 34-pin side can be connected to any one of the odd wires on the 50-pin side. Is that correct? Or should they be connected to the molex GND wire? (As...

I guess I got lucky :) I bough a bundle of three PB170s off the 'bay for a few bucks, they were "parts only" for sure as they literally came in several pieces each. Fortunately there wasn't a lot of damage where it matters (i.e. internals looked OK & clean, displays unscratched, etc), and...

So I'm happy to report that the clean install of 7.5.5 went without a hitch. I zapped the HD, installed 7.5.3, updated to 7.5.5. Installed Stuffit Expander then Open Transport 1.1.2. I moved the "Ethernet (Built-in)" extension into the "Extensions (Disabled)" folder, dropped your driver into...

It wasn't the simple one-off bomb mentioned on your site - I kept clicking Restart and the error message kept reappearing without an actual reboot taking place. Pulled the power, booted with Shift pressed down, went into Extensions and moved a bunch of stuff (including Apple Built-in Ethernet)...

Well, I tried it, and it worked great. I had a system error on the first boot, but rebooting without extensions and manually moving a bunch of junk from Extensions to Disabled Extensions solved the problem. FWIW this is a used Mac with a lot of older software on it. Next thing will be a fresh...

Is the SuperBooter75 disk image from Gamba's site supposed to work on a Mac Portable with 4MB? I'm in need of a disk formatter and I thought I'd try the patched SCHDSetup mentioned above, but it doesn't seem to work. The Mac boots from the floppy to Finder Substitute, but when I try to open...

Thank you! I will give it a try.

Thank you guys for the quick responses! Looks like I'm in the market for a donor machine then.

Could you guys make recommendations on specific cards that would work with a PowerBook 5300CE? My machine with OS 7.5.5 has a GlobalVillage A930 modem/ethernet card, but sadly the dongles are missing so it's quite useless. You can find a few of these cards on Ebay but they are all "card only"...

Hi, First the simple question: I have a PB 170 with an (understandably) dead battery. There are a number of replacement batteries available on Amazon and they're not particularly expensive either; does anyone have experience with these? The abundance of offerings comes with a total lack of...

Thank you! Is there anyone on the board who does recapping for a fee? Like I said, I'm very concerned about making things much worse.