Thanks Bruce, The guys said if there was a problem to bring it back and they would give me a new one. Guess I'll do that and see about a docking port at the same time.
Thanks again, Ed Bruce Johnson wrote: > On Saturday, November 30, 2002, at 10:30 PM, Edwin Morrow wrote: > > > Picked up several used computers today along with a powerbook duo 230 > > as > > it was very cheap. Now that i have it home, not sure what to do with > > it! > > :-) Turned it on, using the adaptor for the wall and at first the :-( > > face appeared. > > If you have a Sad Mac face, this is an indication of a broken Mac. > Sorry, there's the reason it was so cheap. > > There should be numbers ad letters under the sad mac face, what are > they? You can tell what it's not liking that way. > > (It could be something as simple as loose RAM or something as serious > as a blown logic board.) > > A bad or unformatted hard drive should result in a flashing floppy disk > with a question mark on it. > > > After it chared for a while, it would spin up, but only a > > blue back ground would appear, no cursor. > > After it *what* for a while? > > > Also, how do I load software? > > Can I get a cable and load from my desk top? Sorry if these are basic > > questions, but I'm new to this lap top thing. :-) > > Duos only have an Appletalk connection. You're really going to need a > Dock for it to be usable. If there' no OS on the hard drive there's no > way to boot it up. With a Dock you can boot from a floppy disk, at > least. > > > -- > Wherever you go, there you are. > > Bruce Johnson > > -- > PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> > --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
