28 Apr
2000
28 Apr
'00
4:58 a.m.
>> I'm currently hunting for a PowerBook 1xx
adapter,
>which I'm told is usable with the
>> Portable
>
>I would stick with a powerbook 100 adapter (model
>m5140, 2.0 amps). For a time I used a PB 170
adapter
>on my portable (model m5652, 3.0 amp output)
which
>would initially work well, but eventually the HDD
would
begin
screeching, even without the 9V battery
FWIW I do have a "real" portable AC adapter, and to a list member at less than its full eBay value. ;)
The real adapter, which puts out 1.5 amps, will only
spin the HD if the battery will hold a charge. If it
won't you need to use at least a PB 100 adapter, and
probably no more than that.