One thing I forgot to mention regarding the dead Pismo; there's no hard drive in it. But I assume it should power on without a drive, correct? There is a DVD drive and I have the startup disc.
I'm thinking about sending it in to Powerbookresq.com-- any experiences with them? It seems like $49 is a good price to get the problem diagnosed (including shipping both ways).
thanks again. On Mar 31, 2004, at 4:06 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
On 31/03/04 16:15, "Jim Newberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I just purchased a dead Pismo, which according to the seller had been dropped. I'm trying to revive it. The case has a small crack but otherwise it appears to be in very good physical condition. It won't power on, and there are no lights on the battery etc--no sign of power whatsoever.
I found a service manual pdf online, and have taken the powerbook apart, as far as taking off the sound board. I made sure everything is firmly seated and visually inspected all parts--I can't see any broken parts.
Any suggestions for troubleshooting this? Are there any parts that
are most likely to be the culprits, or that would be good to start with
as far as replacements (battery, sound card)?
Also, any recommendations on good repair places?
Thanks!
-Jim
I've read that sometimes, a very tiny crack on a line of the board will be
almost impossible to see, yet, they may not be functioning. I'm by no mean a
hardware expert, though...
-Laurent.
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