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The June site update is now live! May got skipped as I was busy with half a dozen other things, but rest assured, there's still a lot of new stuff in this update. Laptop Database Updates: 279 new laptop models have been added to the database, along with 189 new laptop specsheets! This brings...

@DeltaDon sent me a copy of the EzBook 700 manual, which I subsequently scanned and uploaded to the internet archive :) It will be added to MacDat soon as well. https://archive.org/details/ctx_ezbook_700_user_manual

I'm going to need to source a parts machine to swap the LCD and cable over to mine - there's one on eBay right now but I just haven't gotten around to buying it yet.

I have not replaced the battery. At some point I'm going to have to take my unit fully apart to upgrade it to a TFT screen, so when that day comes I'll look for where the actual CMOS battery may be/not be.

If it’s just for cost of shipping then sure! Would at minimum allow me to better document it, get photos of the motherboard, etc. I saw your email - if that sounds ok to you, I can send my shipping details there.

Ah, I see! If they're labelled the same, they're probably compatible.

https://adnoteh.ro/retrowikid/index.php/Siemens-Nixdorf_PCD-4ND Per this page, there is a TFT version of this laptop (either 9.5 or 10.2 inches). You will probably need to find one of these - it is unlikely that the PCD-5ND used the same display connector at the motherboard level. Edit: I was...

What laptop was that? That definitely isn't common.

The information is from me having a SENS 800 - the Pentium version of this laptop. Plenty of laptops used multi-cell NiMH or NiCad batteries as clock backup. It might have doubled as a reserve/hibernation battery, but to my knowledge it's the only battery in these Samsungs. This is a photo of...

The cable for a TFT model of that laptop is going to be different from the STN model, so your best bet is to find a whole donor laptop. Did the PCD-4ND have an active matrix version, or was it STN only?

Some more information on this laptop: The Megabook 770 is a rebadged Samsung SENS 700, specifically the alternative (and I think better looking) case variation. I've not actually seen a Samsung-branded version in this case yet, only MegaImage and also AST (Advantage! Explorer DX4-100). The...

This month's update went live tonight. Here's what's new: This year's goal: Add as many models as possible to the database I want it to be the case that you can search any laptop model name that you find into the database, and it will at least show up - even if there's no specsheet yet. This...

Mine also cracked near the right hinge, but this can be avoided. When you get yours, just slide each hinge cover off, then loosen the nuts on each hinge. Get them to the point where it will fall shut at greater than a 45 degree angle, but will stay open at normal angles, and that should be loose...

OnTrack is a disk overlay software that takes over after the BIOS and lets you boot large drives, yes. Western Digital EZ-Drive is another tool that does the same thing - I've used that one all the way on my Compaq Deskpro 286 and it works great. I have a 1GB drive in that system now, far beyond...

You can just use OnTrack to get around any drive limits. Should work perfectly fine on the SystemSoft BIOS that the ColorBook uses - I haven't tried on that machine, but I've got another SystemSoft machine from that time that drive overlay software works great on. I've got a 2GB drive in there...