i am in the process of rebuilding some duos that i got over the past few months from ebay and some friends, and i'm having a humdinger of a time getting things to work smoothly. i'd love some help, oh wise ones. they are both 270c's upgraded w/ 280c motherboard. first one boots up, but when i go to put something in the trash, it says that it cannot be left in the trash, would i like to delete it immediately? i know this is something very basic, but i can't remember what. i initialized drive (os 8.0 drive setup), reinstalled OS 8.0 and 8.1 update, updating disk driver, and it still does the same thing. weird. otherwise it is acting normal. (i really wanted to put 7.6.1 on but i have misplaced my CD.) the hard drive was from a 250, and it did the same thing in that configuration too. the second one won't boot up, and the hard drive used to, i know that. when i plug in the AC, it gives me the normal start-up chime, but then it does nothing. the little green light at the top right of the screen housing is on, and if i press power again it goes out and then back on immediately, or control-command-power and it goes out, blinks, and then immediately comes back on, either way without giving me startup chimes. no spinning hard drive, no warning chimes of death or disorder, no nothing. tried attaching floppy w/ 7.6 disk tools but nothing. no stinkin nothing. i tried resetting the power manager, and then it just gives me the startup chimes but nothing follows, and this is a new PRAM battery. my wife is gonna give me a serious rousting here if i can't get these things to fly better than our powerbook 165, which is supposed to be retired after these shenanigans. a step up with a whole lot of problems in the way. thank you very much, bob boredom is the threshold to great deeds -- w. benjamin own yr own self ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | Great Duo & 2400 stuff including 10/100 Ethernet for 2400s! Dr. Bott | Duo Batts too <http://www.drbott.com/prod/alist/duo.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
