oh my you are LUCKY, in hong kong we wait at least 2 months for service parts, my
PCMCIA slots died in Jan and i'm still waiting for the replacement, hell yea my 2400c
is STILL under warranty...
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On Tue, 03 Aug 1999 18:05:45 Thomas Seid wrote:
>Sounds like another suspiciously dead 2400. This happened to me, or similiar
>anyway. I was still under warranty and Apple replaced the board, cpu, etc
>Free, relatively no questions asked. The computer just up and died. This has
>happened to quite a few people on the list.
>I thought mine was related to system 8.6. But since I've gotten it back
>(three or four day turnaround) it's been fine and running quite a bit
>cooler.
>Hope this helps.
>-
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>>From: Marc Sira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: Multiple recipients of DuoList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: [Duo] Dead 2400
>>Date: Tue, Aug 3, 1999, 5:51 PM
>>
>
>> As of last weekend, my 2400 appears to be in serious straits. The sleep LED is
>> lit steady green as per the manual - hitting the reset switch produces a
>> typical power-on >click< from the speaker, then nothing - no chime, no boot.
>> Since this PB replaced my Duo 2300 as my primary computer and I can't
>currently
>> afford a new one, losing it is really a setback to me. I'd appreciate any
>advice
>> or similar experiences anyone on this list could offer. A more detailed
>account
>> follows:
>>
>> When the problem first appeared (after failing to wake from sleep, something
>> it's done a few times in the year and a half I've had it, but not often), I
>> tried the usual tricks to reset the PRAM and power manager without success.
>The
>> green LED wasn't lit then, actually, but was after I opened the machine and
>> disconnected the backup battery long enough to clear it out. This didn't work
>> the first time either, but with persistence I was eventually able to get it to
>> boot a few more times, though it would seem to randomly freeze and require
>> another press of the reset button to reboot (this appeared to happen when
>> processor cycling set in, and the machine did run stably for a few hours more
>> when I'd disabled that feature, though not long enough to really conclude
>> anything). The machine would lose the current time and its PRAM settings even
>> when it did reboot, so at that time I figured the problem was probably a dying
>> backup battery, but subsequent measurements of the battery show that it
>remains
>> well above its rated voltage when under load. Also, the backup battery isn't
>> nearly as important in a Powerbook as a desktop Mac, and I'd thought the
>> machine should theoretically be able to do without it most of the time. I've
>> even tried connecting a DC voltage supply at 4.0V and 4.5V in lieu of the
>> battery without success, so I don't think that's it anyway. I'm unable to
>> actually replace the battery with a new one and make certain, for reasons I'll
>> get into below.
>>
>> I did take the PB to a local Apple dealer for a look, but they apparently
>> didn't find anything in the service manual, and they were unable to get parts
>> for it (ie. the backup battery) in Canada. The company recommendation at this
>> point is to ship the machine to a dealer in the US, which I'd obviously prefer
>> not to do if possible. Before then I'd at least like to explore the
>> possibility that it's (a) fairly minor and fixable, or (b) a complete
>> write-off (gulp). I've had a line of Duos, and I really wouldn't expect
>> catastrophic failure in a Powerbook after 18 months.
>>
>> As an interesting corollary, someone posted last night on the Mac portables
>> newsgroup regarding a 3400 that appears to be in the same situation. I've
>tried
>> all the things that person lists, other than replacing the backup battery
>> (which didn't work in their case, as per my suspicions).
>>
>> If anyone on this list is able to sell Apple parts and would be able to ship
>me
>> a battery or other parts, please email me. Also, if someone has a relatively
>> inexpensive Duo 250 or 280 that could use a good home, let me know. Even if I
>> do get this thing fixed, I need a better backup, and I've still got a lot of
>Duo
>> paraphernalia around here.
>>
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