
My PowerBook 145B is half dead
It always had a problem with capacitors, so today I wanted to recap it. I opened it, and then I underestimated how brittle the plastics get. All the screw posts of the HDD caddy turned to dust, and the HDD fell out, tearing the ribbon cable in two. I could repair it easily, but is it really worth 80-100 dollars? I need a BlueSCSI, and I need to source a parts machine for the ribbon cable. I still need to recap it too….
I’m new to vintage macs and idk what to do…