MOS8_030

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I don't remember which TiBook it came with. I got it when I was doing IT at Motorola. (2000-05) The newest files on the disk are dated April 19 2002. (I guess that would make it for a 667 MHz or 800 MHz machine, based on their release date.) The read me says Mac OS 9.2 but the disk installs 9.2.2 (And says 9.2.2 on the disk) I have an earlier PowerMac G4 CD that is Ver. 1.0 that says 9.2 on the disk. The files are dated June 21 2001. I labeled that disk "most systems" back in the day, as it installed the OS on "most" systems.

I have an original 9.2.2 install disk for the TiBook (PowerBook G4 CD Ver. 1.2 Circa 2002) that worked with any system that supported 9.2.2 back in the day. I used it on most every model including iBooks, B&W G3's, ST & QS G4's etc. Iirc, it was about the last stand-alone OS 9.2.2 install CD that I remember before "Classic" was introduced.

I've always used a small flat head screwdriver. However it requires extreme care to not break the very fragile tines.

Did you disassemble the drive and clean out all old gunky grease and re-lube? The disk carrier assembly can be removed and cleaned.

^^^ What nglevin said. Just install an ATX PS. I replaced the PS in my MDD G4 twice and was ready to scrap it when the stock PS failed for the third time. However, I decided to try the ATX path and it worked like a charm! Follow the instructions here: http://atxg4.com/mdd.html I didn't use a mod cable I just rearranged the pins using the proper molex extraction tool. (Without which it's basically impossible to remove the pins.) I did have to use an 24 pin extension cable to be able to mount the PS inside the top of the case. Also, I haven't had any issues with "deep sleep" although I usually power it off when I'm not using it.

Yes, Motorola had their own daughter cards. They used a socket that could accept a BGA part. I have some photos of the card we used with the P58 motherboards on my other computer, I'm out of town right now. Here's a photo of two systems I set up to do accelerated life testing with the 7448. I cranked up the voltage and the temperature and and ran the parts non stop for about three months to induce voltage threshold shifts.

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Good grief, you're right! I had no idea. I found an Entegra, I think, adapter in a box of my cables a while back and thought "I'll never need this." (Of course I'd need drivers that are probably OS9/XP only.) I guess I should hang on to it.

There's about a 100% chance the tiny nylon gear in the eject mechanism has stripped/disintegrated. The good news is you can get a replacement.

32K cache card. They're comparatively inexpensive on ebay.

I fired up my FrankenBook 165/180 a couple of months ago for the first time since ~2000-2001. I was surprised it still worked. I was even more pleasantly surprised to find a bunch of photos that I thought were gone forever! The photos originally were on a drive that failed my PM8500 in ~1999. I didn't know I had put copies on the PowerBook. As far as disposing of HD's, at the High Tech Company where I used to work if the computer was going to be redeployed the drives were just wiped. If the computer was being "surplussed" i.e. scrapped, the drives were removed and destroyed. Sadly, when it came to Mac laptops many of them were just ripped open and the drives removed. (The IT guys were pretty lazy...) Most of the PC laptops were leased so they avoided this treatment.

Ahh, yer right, I didn't look at the photos close enough. Need moar coffee.

The second card with all the VRAM may be a Radius Direct Color 16/24 I found a reference and photo here: http://www.retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/m_nubus.html

Yes, my stating "OSX 10.x" was probably overly-broad, considering how many versions of "10.x" there are.