> Anyway, I never had a power supply for the thing so I fabricated > one from a > step down transformer which I normally used to give the battery a little > juice which allowed me about 5-10 minutes of fiddling time. But > this time I > tried using a 12v car battery to power it and it worked. The OS was all > screwed up so I did a fresh install of 7.5.5 and gave it a go to > actually use > it again. Ok, now here's the odd thing. Everything was working > great until I > shut it down. After I did, I could never get it started again. No > bong (or > death tone), no hard drive activity and the screen got these > weird bright red > lines across it (even though it's a 1-bit 140 monitor). It also > won't even > react unless I plug power to the back and put the battery in. Any idea's > guys? It would really be a shame to scrap it after all this time > and work, > thanks.
Blown fuse? I think it is a fairly easy repair. Andrew -- 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
