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PowerBook G3 Pismo Upgrades

G3 Pismo Front
G3 Pismo Front

Original Tech Specs

  • introduced : FEB 2000
  • CPU: MPC 750 (G3)
  • CPU speed: 400/500MHz
  • FPU: integrated
  • Maximum RAM: 1024 MB
  • RAM sockets: 2, PC133 SDRAM DIMM
  • Minimum speed: 133MHz/10 ns
  • VRAM: 8MB
  • ROM: 1 MB ROM +
  • L1 cache: 32 k data, 32 k instruction
  • L2 cache: 1MB backside (1:2)
  • Data path: 64 bit
  • Bus speed: 100MHz
  • System Software: 9.0.4 - 10.4.11
  • Slots: 1 PCMCIA CARDBUS SOCKETS
  • USB: 2
  • FireWire: 2
  • AirPort: One Socket
  • HD: 6 -12 GB Ultra ATA-33
  • CD: DVD ROM
  • Display: ATI 8MB 1024x768
  • Ethernet: 10/100B-T
  • Gestalt ID: 406
  • power: 45 Watts
  • Weight: 5.9 lbs.
  • Dimensions: 1.6" H x 12.7" W x 10.4"
G3 Pismo Open
G3 Pismo Open
G3 Pismo Port View
G3 Pismo Port View

History

The Pismo, the last and the best of Apple's G3 PowerBook line up, drew on the good progress made with the Lombard and took it a step further.

These PowerBooks came in 400 and 500MHz configurations, with a whopping 1MB CPU cache, making them very appealing for on the go video editing. Also the maximum RAM was greatly increased to 1GB.

The Pismo was the first Mac laptop to have built in FireWire - adding to it's video editing potential. Apple's big surprise was the addition of a wireless network socket, called "Airport". With this (optional) card installed, it was one of the very first "wireless" laptops released.

The last feature change was an ATI 8MB graphics board, which was a doubling from the Lombard.

The Pismo was the first Mac Power book with Mac OS 9.0.2 installed. It will also happily run all versions of OSX.

How to Identify these Machines

The G3 Pismo looks very similar to its predecessor the Lombard. These two models can be distinguished from older PowerBooks by the colour of their keyboard, which is a translucent bronze colour.

The Pismo has 2 USB and 2 FireWire ports, the Lombard has 2 USB ports and a HDI-30 SCSI connector instead of the FireWire. The Pismo was released with a 400MHz and 500MHz CPU, the Lombard had 333MHz and 400MHz versions.

If you are still unsure you can contact us on 01223 833 412 or by email for confirmation. If you want to upgrade but aren't happy to install your upgrades then we can help. Simply ask our engineers for further details.

Memory Upgrades

The Power book G3 Pismo has two memory sockets. Each of these can take up to a 512MB module, for a maximum of 1GB.

INSTALLATION - RAM in an Apple Laptop£15.00 + vat (£17.62)
Kingston PC133 SODIMM RAM 512MB£66.88 + vat (£78.58)
Kingston PC133 SODIMM RAM 256MB£29.24 + vat (£34.36)

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.

Difficulty 3 / 5 - Reasonably easy (top slot only)

Turn off the machine and remove the power cable and battery.

The hard drive and RAM are housed below the keyboard. To remove the keyboard release the catches at the top of the keyboard (between ESC & F1 and F8 & F9). This reveals the internal parts.

There is metal protective plate secured with 2 screws. Remove the plate to reveal the RAM socket. The top RAM socket is easily reached at this point.

The second slot is below the processor card. This is more difficult to reach, with a much larger danger of damaging your machine if it is done incorrectly. Mac Upgrades does sell RAM for installation in the lower slot, however we cannot provide instructions or support for installation.

We do offer a fitting service, please contact us for details.


CD & DVD Drive Upgrades

The Power book G3 Pismo came equipped with a DVD-ROM drive in its right-hand drive bay. At present we don't stock internal CD or DVD writers which fit internally into the machine.

It is possible to use an external device via FireWire or USB. FireWire is a much faster connection so is strongly recommended.

There are no optical drive upgrades available for these Macs

Difficulty 1 / 5 Easy

Install any supplied software. Restart the machine and connect the new device.


Internal Hard Drive Upgrades

We sell a range of drives that are compatible with the PowerBook Pismo.

If you don't want to fit a new hard drive yourself, you can take advantage of the MacUpgrades Installation Service. Add the installation service from the list below to your cart along with your chosen hard drive. We can also clone your existing hard drive onto the new one, simply add the Clone Original Hard Drive service below to your cart.

Once you have booked the service, send your machine to us, we will carry out the work and return it to you. Alternatively, we do offer a Collection Service with our courier, please see here for details.

INSTALLATION - Internal Hard Drive in a PowerBook or MacBook£29.00 + vat (£34.08)
INSTALLATION - Clone Original Hard Drive£25.00 + vat (£29.38)
Western Digital Scorpio 120GB 2.5" IDE 5400RPM£51.15 + vat (£60.10)

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.

Difficulty 3 / 5 - Reasonably easy

Turn off the machine and remove the power cable and battery.

The hard drive and RAM are housed below the keyboard. To remove the keyboard release the catches at the top of the keyboard (between ESC & F1 and F8 & F9). This reveals the internal parts.

There is metal protective plate secured with 2 screws. Remove the plate to reveal the RAM socket. The hard drive is located to the right, housed in a caddy.

Very gently take either side of the caddy and lift up and out towards the centre of the PowerBook. Don't move it too far as it is connected with an IDE cable.

Gently remove the cable from the end of the drive and, with a TORX screwdriver, remove the 4 black holding screws at either corner of the drive.

Replace the drive and reassemble the machine in reverse order. Start the computer from CD and initialise the drive.

If you are unsure, please call or email our team.


Graphics Card Upgrades

This laptop can take a secondary graphics card through it's PCMCIA (Cardbus) slot, to allow it to control a wider range of external displays that it can by default.

There are no graphics card upgrades available for these Macs

Difficulty 1 / 5 - Very Easy.

Install any supplied software, turn off the machine, and insert the PCMCIA card into the socket on the left of the machine.

Connect it to your monitor and your finished.


Expansion Card Upgrades

Your Power book G3 Pismo has one available PCMCIA socket for connectivity expansion. This port is located to the left of the machine. The credit card sized socket allows users to take advantage of newer connectivity such as USB 2, FireWire 800 and wireless networking.

Please note that many expansion cards will have a minimum operating system requirement.

INSTALLATION - Expansion Slot Card in a Laptop Mac£15.00 + vat (£17.62)
Apple Airport (Original 802.11b) Card (refurb)£37.00 + vat (£43.48)
Trust BT-2400p Bluetooth 2.1 USB Adapter Ultra-Small£12.50 + vat (£14.69)1
Sonnet Aria Extreme Wireless CardBus PC Card£55.00 + vat (£64.62)2
1Requires Mac OS 10.4 or later.
2Requires MacOS 10.3.5 or later

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.

Difficulty 1 / 5 - Very Easy

Install any supplied software. Turn off the machine and insert the PCMCIA card into the socket on the left of the PowerBook. Restart the machine and away you go.


Keyboards & Mice

The following keyboards and mice are compatible with this Mac.

Macally Pebble USB 5 button laser mouse £14.20 + vat (£16.68)
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (UK) Wired£28.97 + vat (£34.04)

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.

Difficulty 1 / 5 - Very Easy

Keyboards plug into the relevant port on your Mac. Mice can either be plugged into your keyboard, or they can be plugged directly into your Mac.

Power Supplies & Batteries

Listed below are power supplies, batteries and related products we supply for this Mac.

Apple AC Adapter for PowerBook G3 and iBook Clamshell£49.00 + vat (£57.58)

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.

Cables & Tools

Listed below are power cables, tools and related products we supply for this Mac.

Torx Screwdriver Set - 20mm T6, T7, T8, T9, T10£8.00 + vat (£9.40)
Screwdriver Set - 20mm Phillips #00, #0, #1 - Flat 1.4mm, 1.8mm, 2.4mm£7.00 + vat (£8.22)
Anti Static Wrist Strap£7.50 + vat (£8.81)

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.


External Hard Drive Upgrades

This Mac can use any of the following external hard drives.

3.5" FireWire 400/eSATA & USB 2.0 Hard Drives

Macally G-S350SUA External FireWire 400/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 500GB Hard Drive£82.82 + vat (£97.31)
Macally G-S350SUA External FireWire 400/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 750GB Hard Drive£100.40 + vat (£117.97)
Macally G-S350SUA External FireWire 400/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 1TB Hard Drive£106.94 + vat (£125.65)
Macally G-S350SUA External FireWire 400/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 1.5TB Hard Drive£123.53 + vat (£145.15)
Macally G-S350SUA External FireWire 400/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 2TB Hard Drive£158.02 + vat (£185.67)

3.5" FireWire 400/800/eSATA & USB 2.0 Hard Drives

Macally G-S350SUAB External FireWire 400/800/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 500GB Hard Drive£99.87 + vat (£117.35)
Macally G-S350SUAB External FireWire 400/800/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 750GB Hard Drive£121.54 + vat (£142.81)
Macally G-S350SUAB External FireWire 400/800/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 1TB Hard Drive£129.83 + vat (£152.55)
Macally G-S350SUAB External FireWire 400/800/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 1.5TB Hard Drive£146.41 + vat (£172.03)
Macally G-S350SUAB External FireWire 400/800/eSATA/USB 2 3.5in 2TB Hard Drive£180.90 + vat (£212.56)

2.5" FireWire 400 & USB 2.0 Hard Drives

Macally PHR-S250CC FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 2.5in 250GB 5400RPM Hard Drive£68.36 + vat (£80.32)
Macally PHR-S250CC FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 2.5in 320GB 5400RPM Hard Drive£74.15 + vat (£87.13)
Macally PHR-S250CC FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 2.5in 500GB 5400RPM Hard Drive£85.18 + vat (£100.09)
Macally PHR-S250CC FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 2.5in 640GB 5400RPM Hard Drive£107.82 + vat (£126.69)
Macally PHR-S250CC FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 2.5in 250GB 7200RPM Hard Drive£69.89 + vat (£82.12)
Macally PHR-S250CC FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 2.5in 320GB 7200RPM Hard Drive£74.75 + vat (£87.83)
Macally PHR-S250CC FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 2.5in 500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive£94.73 + vat (£111.31)

3.5" Drive Enclosures

Macally G-S350SUA External USB 2.0/FW400/eSATA Enclosure for 3.5" SATA HDD£52.65 + vat (£61.86)

2.5" Drive Enclosures

Macally PHR-S250CC External FireWire & USB 2.0 Portable 2.5" SATA HDD Enclosure£38.45 + vat (£45.18)1
Akasa Integral P2 USB 2.0 & eSATA Enclosure for 2.5" SATA Drives£21.52 + vat (£25.29)2
FireWire Enclosure for 2.5in IDE hard drives£29.00 + vat (£34.08)
1Requires 9.2 or later or 10.1.5 or later.
2Only suitable for this Mac if you have added USB 2.0 or eSATA with an expansion card. Will not boot this Mac.

Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.

Difficulty 1 / 5 - Very Easy

Install any supplied software and connect the new device.

You will need to format the drive before use. This is done with the "Drive Setup" utility, which can be found in Applications > Utilities.

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