Main thrust of this will be my beloved first laptop, bought new on clearance PowerBook 100/maxed out memory card and faster modem card from APS. Stuffing it with CM4 goodies resumes ancient project after first take now abandoned. Have to find one more box with the base unit inside. But stretch goal should get the notion across.
TargetBook of the day: a Duo of course!
Screen choice to date is a an 8.9" 2K display that's almost a perfect fit to PB100 and 640x400 Duo bezel openings. Was hoping to run it off DISP port, but it seems to be quite resolution limited.
So it looks like I'll need to desolder HDMI0 and bodge connections to HDMI cable to mate with the controller board. How difficult is it to remove that type of SMT connector?
Ethernet, USB and PCIe are all thruhole components, so those shouldn't be problematic.
Ethernet connector height will be fine on the PB100's AssFlap***** but may need to bodge that connector over to a panel mount connector at the Modem port in a Duo. It will be interesting to see if I can chop the I/O board's connectors down enough to retain the docking connector cover flap. That would be so nice. No problem fitting the I/O board within the magnesium chassis. Will need to remove the heatsink flap and a bit more, but doable and I've got a broken frame for grinder playtime!
Mounting bolts will need to be relocated to the sides, but no problem I think. PCIe Connector is going away, to be replaced by short headers and a custom PCB on the slot end. Will be similar to this setup without the edge connector , replaced by thruholes to mate with headers and trimmed way back. Dunno why this one has such a silly length?
Got the CM4Lite/8GB which has no EMMC storage on board, that troublesome storage feature disables the Micro SD interface of the I/O board. Hence, a far better mass storage solution retaining Micro SD support.
Duo's a great target, but as known by all, the KBD sucks. I got used to it after many years of use, but have a notion for this hack. Can do a PCB as a KBD support base/copper heatspreader for CM4. Could add whatever electronics that might come to mind to the underside as well.
My beloved PB100 is absolutely perfect for this endeavor. I've already cut back upper edge of the surround for the KBD, modifying it for using the best PowerBook KBD extant: PowerBook 1400, which looks absolutely fabulous!
***** PB100 AssFlap to become an affixed part as the new port enclosure tuschie of PB100/CM4, probably a printed sub-frame/internal chassis?
edit: thumbnailed pics and cleaned up TXT for clarity/boo-boos
TargetBook of the day: a Duo of course!
Screen choice to date is a an 8.9" 2K display that's almost a perfect fit to PB100 and 640x400 Duo bezel openings. Was hoping to run it off DISP port, but it seems to be quite resolution limited.
So it looks like I'll need to desolder HDMI0 and bodge connections to HDMI cable to mate with the controller board. How difficult is it to remove that type of SMT connector?
Ethernet, USB and PCIe are all thruhole components, so those shouldn't be problematic.
Ethernet connector height will be fine on the PB100's AssFlap***** but may need to bodge that connector over to a panel mount connector at the Modem port in a Duo. It will be interesting to see if I can chop the I/O board's connectors down enough to retain the docking connector cover flap. That would be so nice. No problem fitting the I/O board within the magnesium chassis. Will need to remove the heatsink flap and a bit more, but doable and I've got a broken frame for grinder playtime!
Mounting bolts will need to be relocated to the sides, but no problem I think. PCIe Connector is going away, to be replaced by short headers and a custom PCB on the slot end. Will be similar to this setup without the edge connector , replaced by thruholes to mate with headers and trimmed way back. Dunno why this one has such a silly length?
Got the CM4Lite/8GB which has no EMMC storage on board, that troublesome storage feature disables the Micro SD interface of the I/O board. Hence, a far better mass storage solution retaining Micro SD support.
Duo's a great target, but as known by all, the KBD sucks. I got used to it after many years of use, but have a notion for this hack. Can do a PCB as a KBD support base/copper heatspreader for CM4. Could add whatever electronics that might come to mind to the underside as well.
My beloved PB100 is absolutely perfect for this endeavor. I've already cut back upper edge of the surround for the KBD, modifying it for using the best PowerBook KBD extant: PowerBook 1400, which looks absolutely fabulous!
***** PB100 AssFlap to become an affixed part as the new port enclosure tuschie of PB100/CM4, probably a printed sub-frame/internal chassis?
edit: thumbnailed pics and cleaned up TXT for clarity/boo-boos
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