Peter Payne wrote:
> 
> Hello, I've got a great collection of old Macs, among them, a newly
> purchased Duo 280 and Duo Dock (with ethernet built in, ah, love it). My
> Duo book up once or twice in its dock, but then would turn off while
> booting, and now it won't even start to boot. When I turn on the machine in
> the doc, the fan in the machine starts up, but nothing boots or anything.
> It won't even make the startup sound if I press the on button when the
> computer is out of its dock. Should I give up on the computer, or try to
> find a new battery for it?

Did you try it by itself, i.e. out of the Dock? Does it exhibit the same
behavior? If it starts fine outside the dock, I would guess that your
power supply in the dock has gone nuts. If not, then, the problem is
more serious, I'm afraid...

-Laurent.
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