How to install Duo modem?
Merrick D. Brown
Anyone out there happen to know how to install a Global Village Powerport
Mercury in a Powerbook Duo 250? I've gotten the keyboard off (as if I were
trying to install a memory module) but I can't pull the case apart around
where the hard drive is, and where the PDS connector is. Any help would be
greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Merrick
Charlie Wood
It gets much worse. You have to remove the screen (remove the rounded
pieces on the hinge, then start unscrewing). It's very easy to tear the
ribbon going from the logic board to the screen, so be careful. Of all mac
upgrades, this is the one I would recommend having someone else do.
Have fun,
Charlie
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Tyler Groo
cw...@fiweb.com (Charlie Wood) wrote:
> Merrick_...@bcsmac.org wrote:
>> Anyone out there happen to know how to install a Global Village Powerport
>> Mercury in a Powerbook Duo 250? I've gotten the keyboard off (as if I were
>> trying to install a memory module) but I can't pull the case apart around
>> where the hard drive is, and where the PDS connector is. Any help would be
>> greatly appreciated.
>
> pieces on the hinge, then start unscrewing). It's very easy to tear the
> ribbon going from the logic board to the screen, so be careful. Of all mac
> upgrades, this is the one I would recommend having someone else do.
I did this over the weekend w/o hitch, but Charlie is right -- it gets a
lot more involved than RAM install. Certainly doable if you're OK with
intricate manuevers involving significant force around many $$ of your
delicate exposed electronics. I really have to suggest that you request
the GV instructions -- step-by-step w/pictures -- I wouldn't dare try to
synopsize in text. GV method does *not* involve removing screen, but
instead removing the lower case top, unscrewing guts, and finessing lower
case apart far enough to pull the board that's already sitting in the
connector you need and slip modem back in.
Biggest hassle for me (aside from fear of expensive screwup) was the time
delay involved in signing and returning to GV their "we strongly advise
against..." release and waiting for the mail to bring instructions. My
advice for future buyers is to contact GV when/before you order the modem
to get the release process moving -- if you realize you'd be crazy to try
it yourself, you'll have instructions already on-hand to take to a local
shop.
Duo model note: Dunno what a 250 is... maybe 230? the one with a
trackball? That's what's shown in the GV illustrations. With a 2300 it
seemed like you had to remove a ribbon cable connector for the trackpad
that wasn't mentioned in the instructions (maybe not, but I did -- seemed
to significantly reduce risk of tearing cable and everything's working
today -- whew...). Good luck!
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Garner Miller
In article <cwood-24069...@goomba.fiweb.com>, cw...@fiweb.com
(Charlie Wood) wrote:
> It gets much worse. You have to remove the screen (remove the rounded
> pieces on the hinge, then start unscrewing). It's very easy to tear the
> ribbon going from the logic board to the screen, so be careful. Of all mac
> upgrades, this is the one I would recommend having someone else do.
I used to fix them for a living, and I agree. It's one of the toughest
PowerBooks to work on, not because it's particularly hard, but because
it's so delicate. (The 500-series PowerBooks are just a pain in the ass,
from beginning to end, The unwrap-the-ribbon-cable routine to get to the
modem slot just grates on my nerves... Every time I open one, I scream,
"WHY, Apple, WHY??")
Definitely get someone with experience working on Duos. To Merrick Brown:
If you insist on doing it yourself, just go REALLY slow. You'll need to
take the screen off, and to do that, you first have to remove the two
rounded plastic pieces under the lower corners. They squeeze together
(sort of), and come out with a considerable amount of force. Apple
considers them disposable, so be REALLY careful not to damage them when
you remove them. There's a ribbon cable in there, too.
And did I mention you really ought to let someone else do this? :-)
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