on 14/08/04 10:49, rodney orr at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It got very hot.I turned off everything, but the smell of burning > components permeated the atmosphere. Later , I tried coaxing it back to > life, using both battery power and/or linepwr. It was dead! > incidentally, when i pulled the plug inittialy, i took out the battery > pack, which was COOL! The bottom of the unit was very hot.Please advise > earliest.Do I replace my cpu or ?
I would imagine that the AC/Sound card was toasted or maybe the motherboard. The CPU could also be damaged but I would imagine that in case of a power failure somewhere, the first component in line is the AC/Sound board so that makes it my likely candidate. If you open your Wallstreet, a visual inspection might give you a clue as to what has burned... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] fudge: 1. vt. To perform in an incomplete but marginally acceptable way, particularly with respect to the writing of a program. "I didn't feel like going through that pain and suffering, so I fudged it -- I'll fix it later." 2. n. The resulting code. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
