From: Perry Holcomb <hpholcomb@yahoo.com>

Date: May 17, 2008 3:04:10 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Re: Sorta OT:  Powerbook G4 won't startup

Tim,

I think it's your HD.

About the anti-static gloves, never used them but have

used a wrist strap with a lead wire from it

terminating  with an alligator clip.  Such is usually

available.

The last time I changed out a HD, one of those came

with the new HD.  Wear the wrist strap with the

alligator connected to some metallic part of the

innards.  You become part of the ground system of the

'pooter.  I think I ordered the HD from OWC.

Before doing anything physical to the PB, I'd give the

technical support at OWC a call and talk to them. 

They are excellent at customer support and provide

good products at very reasonable costs.  No, I don't

own stock in them!  I hope you're not down under like

Mark!!

I've changed out a HD in a PowerBook G3-400.  As I

remember, it wasn't that hard, either.  I also went

with the largest capacity HD the machine would take on

replacement.  It's still in there and runnin' fine.

By the way, there are two types of computer users. 

No, not Mac or PC, but those whose HDs have failed and

those whose haven't!!

You'll get this fixed.

Perry

--- Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@mac.com> wrote:

One thing they didn`t supply for the Mac Mini which

it was recommended  

be obtained at the local hardware was a "grouting"

knife for levering  

the case open. I thought, "where am I going to lay

my hands on a pair  

of anti-static gloves readily in outback

Australia"... and took it to  

the local Apple centre! (90 kms distant). Use of the

gloves may have  

been over-precautious though! Good Luck, Mark.

On 18/05/2008, at 6:01 AM, Tim wrote:

Well, I'm not afraid to take these things apart -

been doing so for 20

years now.

My wife had a "toilet seat" iBook that got a

broken LCD when Southwest

made her check her bag (and she forgot the

computer was in it!).  I

bought a new replacement that was a much nicer

screen.  I remember it

being kind of strange and complicated to swap out,

but I didn't have

any real trouble, just had to be careful of where

all the parts were.

-Tim.

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Mark Gaffney

<markgaffney@...>  

wrote:

Hi Tim, When I bought a new DL DVD burner for

mine it came with  

tools,

instructions, everything but I baulked when they

talked about the

necessity for anti-static gloves etc. without

which you can damage  

the

innards and handed it over to the technician.

Mark.

On 18/05/2008, at 5:48 AM, Milton Aupperle wrote:

Hi Tim;

Another step by step guide for replacing the

drive is shown here..

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/PowerBook-G4-Al-15-Inch-1-1-5-GHz-

BT-1-1/HD-Replacement/54/9/

TTYL..

Milton Aupperle

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