The National Enquirer reports at 1:14 AM -0400 5/26/04, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
>on 26/05/04 00:59, Gary E Davis at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi all > > > > I recently had the AC Sound board burn out in my wallstreet and I'm > > curious is this a common wallstreet fault or is there something I did or > > the previous owner did to accelerate this? > >Never heard about AC Sound board failure in a Wallstreet. The PMU, yes, >quite a few times, but not the AC sound board. > >Just my experience... Actually I've seen reports of numerous users with sound/AC card problems. One Apple technician said he had had a flood of Wallstreet PBs that needed the card replaced. As I recall, it's been caused more by the power plug, than the sound plug. It can be caused by constant plugging and unplugging of the power cord which causes the connection on the board to eventually break. Then on Wallstreets, there is the potential issue with a piece of copper foil used as shielding inside the computer. Inside the case around the power jack, on some Wallstreets, this foil can over time shift enough to come into contact with the outer sleeve of the power jack. If the foil goes the wrong way, it can short out the sound card. FWIW that card is not part of the motherboard and can be replaced. I have not checked in quite a while but a year or two ago you could get a new sound/AC card from PBParts.com for $149 with the old card exchange. Good Luck, Bob -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
