1. Decided to beef up my 400 Mhz Firewire Powerbook by replacing the 10 GB drive with a 40 GB drive and to replace my 64 MB Ram with a 512 MB ram so combined with my other 256 MB stick I'd have a total of 768 MB.
2. I am a retired Navy Electronics Technician and have worked with computers and Macs for years so please believe me when I say I followed all the good practices while doing the installations. In fact I downloaded the PDFs and watched the videos before starting the job. 3.Now the problem: The Powerbook will not turn on. 4. Nothing I do will make it power up. BTW I have re-installed the old parts so the machine is in the same condition it was in prior to the start of this problem and where things were functioning properly. 5. Resetting the power manager per Apple's instructions does nothing. The one other thing that I was able to find suggests leaving the machine plugged into the charger for 48 hours to recharge the back-up battery. I have plugged it in, but decided I start looking for other suggestions while the time passes. 6. I suspect the problem is related to the back-up battery since the laptop is about 3 years old. However, I can't find any documentation on how to replace it on this model (Pismo Firewire 400 Mhz). If any of you kind folks have had a similar experience or can point me to documentation on replacing the back-up battery I would appreciate an email. You can respond off-list or on if you feel it may be instructive to others. TIA Joe Ellis [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
