Powerbook 5300

Macmaniac · May 18, 2003, 10:16 AM

I just got a Powerbook 5300c off my old school that was going to throw it away. It still works, it runs OS 8.5 and has a 750mb HD with 16 of RAM. The battery does hold a charge but no longer than 20 minutes. I was wondering if ayone knows a good site to find extra ram and batteries for this kind of laptop.
The requirements for the RAM, must be faster than 70ns, must have TSOP low profile RAM, and it the RAM type is DRAM.
The battery is a NiMH battery and I think the 30 millampere rechargable lithium battery for the calender/clock is on the way out.
If you know where I can find this kind of stuff please post!
Also if anyone has a CD drive that hooks up to SCSI HDI-30 please post!
If anyone has advice about this laptop tell me!
Thanks alot!

5300cs · May 19, 2003, 11:36 PM

Oof, wish you were in Japan- there's parts all over the place for the 5300, especially on Yahoo! Auctions. How about Sun Remarketing?

As for a CD drive, I know it sucks, but I use an Apple CD300 (single speed, 2x oof) but works great. Real pain to find the correct connector for the PowerBook though...

wilhelmd · May 27, 2003, 02:24 PM

Regarding the SCSI-port: You can just buy a cheap converter and pick up an old 4x CD-ROM drive and use that. You might have to install some drivers to get special features working, though. Or - if you're a collector/fanatic, try getting a hold of an Apple PowerCD! They're _very_ hard to come by here in Norway, and I'm still searching...

Remember to use sleep instead of shutdown/startup when you're working on such a limited battery (except if you're not going use it for a week or so).

Macmaniac · May 27, 2003, 08:30 PM

I will probably get a new battery, this one holds a charge for 20 minutes on a good day. I saw some good deals on eBay for new ones at only $20, I will probably get one.
I am a little confused with SCSI, if I get a conveter what kind of cables are needed to hook up a SCSI CD do they use 50 pin male or female setups?

jefhatfield · May 28, 2003, 11:16 PM

you may want to check out www.sunremarketing.com for older parts

bushdr88 · Jun 3, 2003, 03:14 PM

I recently bought three 5300 batteries for $17.99 at MegaMacs.com (Clearance section). All three seem to work reasonably well, but make sure you give them plenty of time to charge. Ram remains relatively pricey, but check out wegenermedia.com (where I just bought my 5300cs for $60).

May 18, 2003, 10:16 AM	#1
Macmaniac macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A tiny spec in the "Garden State", 1 square mile in area, somewhere on the outskirts of town by the railroad tracks	Powerbook 5300 I just got a Powerbook 5300c off my old school that was going to throw it away. It still works, it runs OS 8.5 and has a 750mb HD with 16 of RAM. The battery does hold a charge but no longer than 20 minutes. I was wondering if ayone knows a good site to find extra ram and batteries for this kind of laptop. The requirements for the RAM, must be faster than 70ns, must have TSOP low profile RAM, and it the RAM type is DRAM. The battery is a NiMH battery and I think the 30 millampere rechargable lithium battery for the calender/clock is on the way out. If you know where I can find this kind of stuff please post! Also if anyone has a CD drive that hooks up to SCSI HDI-30 please post! If anyone has advice about this laptop tell me! Thanks alot! __________________ The customer is NOT always right
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May 19, 2003, 11:36 PM	#2
5300cs macrumors 68000 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: japan	Oof, wish you were in Japan- there's parts all over the place for the 5300, especially on Yahoo! Auctions. How about Sun Remarketing? As for a CD drive, I know it sucks, but I use an Apple CD300 (single speed, 2x oof) but works great. Real pain to find the correct connector for the PowerBook though... __________________
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May 27, 2003, 02:24 PM	#3
wilhelmd macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Not-so-far-from-Oslo, Norway	Regarding the SCSI-port: You can just buy a cheap converter and pick up an old 4x CD-ROM drive and use that. You might have to install some drivers to get special features working, though. Or - if you're a collector/fanatic, try getting a hold of an Apple PowerCD! They're _very_ hard to come by here in Norway, and I'm still searching... Remember to use sleep instead of shutdown/startup when you're working on such a limited battery (except if you're not going use it for a week or so). __________________ Creator of the not-so-famous iPod Retriever, which works even better with the 3rd gen. iPods! ------------------- Currently saving money for a PPC 970-based Apple computer to go with my 23" Cinema Display, 30 GB iPod and Canon DM-XM2 (GL2 "over there"). ------------------- Feed me.
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May 27, 2003, 08:30 PM	#4
Macmaniac Thread Starter macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A tiny spec in the "Garden State", 1 square mile in area, somewhere on the outskirts of town by the railroad tracks	I will probably get a new battery, this one holds a charge for 20 minutes on a good day. I saw some good deals on eBay for new ones at only $20, I will probably get one. I am a little confused with SCSI, if I get a conveter what kind of cables are needed to hook up a SCSI CD do they use 50 pin male or female setups? __________________ The customer is NOT always right
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Jun 3, 2003, 03:14 PM	#6
bushdr88 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2003	5300 batteries I recently bought three 5300 batteries for $17.99 at MegaMacs.com (Clearance section). All three seem to work reasonably well, but make sure you give them plenty of time to charge. Ram remains relatively pricey, but check out wegenermedia.com (where I just bought my 5300cs for $60).
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May 28, 2003, 11:16 PM	#5
jefhatfield Retired Join Date: Jul 2000	you may want to check out www.sunremarketing.com for older parts
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