My Reply follows quote. On 05/06/2004 11:09 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >Recently my Wallstreet was attacked by a glass of water. I took it apart >and there didn't seem to be any water inside the machine....but of course, >now she's dead (and I'm so depressed). If I plug it in it tries to start >up, whiring while the green power light goes on...but I don't think the >hard drive even starts spinning and then it shuts back down. In this >process the screen doesn't light up and I have to wait a couple of hours >for this to happen again (it won't start with the startup button). So the >process (just to repeat) goes like this. > >1. Empty battery bays. Insert power cord. >2. Startup light comes on, quick whirring sound for 2-3 second. >3. Sound stops, light goes off, and the machine is dead. >4. Repeat in an hour with same results. > >It doesn't seem to me like the entire machine is shot and with the wide >array of parts on ebay I'm hoping someone could give me an idea on what >this might be....any ideas from the Wallstreet family? --------- If you are lucky, and your water is soft, you may be able to revive the machine by THOROUGHLY drying in out. As a minimum, I would remove the keyboard, hard drive, processor card and disconnect as many of the ribbon cable connectors as I could reach without disassembling the computer and let it air dry for a day or so.
I suspect that water has gotten into some of the connectors and is causing faulty circuits. I suppose you could use a hair dryer on it after you have done the disconnections to speed things up, just don't over heat things! Ken -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
