What have you done with a PowerPC today?

[ervus]

I killed a pbg4 12 attempting a ssd upgrade.

That could probably be repaired without much trouble, and I think the 12" PowerBook is worth the effort.

 

[Certificate of Excellence]

Fortunately my G4PB12” upgrade went seamlessly, using the ifixit guide (and very welcome help from peeps on this forum)….. 😁. My HDD had died after non-use for many years, so it needed doing to resurrect it.

I’ve had three, this one was actually my second, a 867mhz that also had a hdd on the way out. I had made the upgrade on my first with a m2/white enclosure without issue (which now lives in an ibookg4 lol) and it went perfectly like yours did. I am not totally sure how I pulled the lead connector off my second one. I have a nice grabber/pincher tool for this effort and I’m thinking maybe I somehow hooked it under the plug itself & off it came hah.

That could probably be repaired without much trouble, and I think the 12" PowerBook is worth the effort.

Part of me thinks so too and is another reason I have held onto it. If I did the repair, I’m thinking to move the connector out by puting the male connector itself on some leads soldered to the logic board so it’s easy to get to and removes the stress to the board connections. The kicker is if there is enough space to accommodate the added wire as those PB4 12s are cramped.

 

[DCBassman]

Fortunately my G4PB12” upgrade went seamlessly, using the ifixit guide (and very welcome help from peeps on this forum)….. 😁. My HDD had died after non-use for many years, so it needed doing to resurrect it.

This will be what happens to mine, I don't doubt. Surprised how well this one works, to be honest. And yes, the iFixit guide will be what I use also.