Re: 540 Pram Battery-where to buy?

[Mathieu Roy]

On Tuesday, August 28, 2001, at 01:19  PM, Paul Nelson wrote:

>   UPS are a complete ripoff on cross border shipments.  Not only to
> they pay themselves (UPS company) for this unnecessary customs 
> brokerage,
> but they charge COD on the brokerage and taxes.  Use the mails on 
> anything
> that's not too heavy.

It was the only option offered at igo.com. I would have picked anything 
else...

Ah, the joys of ordering from Canada...

Matvei

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Re: 540 Pram Battery-where to buy?

[Mathieu Roy]

On Tuesday, August 28, 2001, at 01:13  AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Wow!  Can't believe you attempted opening the PB500 with no manual.  
> Even
> with the downloaded service manual from Apple I still found it 
> complicated.
> I broke the tiny prongs on the part that covers the microphone  too - a 
> weak
> and important design point that can mess up the function of the cover 
> hinge..

I'd always wanted to open it... It helps that I had -only- paid about 
300$ two
years ago for it. At the original price, I'd have been more weary...
As for the broken part, it still has two of the 3 clips, should be ok.

> Would you be so kind as to tell me where you purchased the 500 Pram
> batteries?  And how much it cost?

I got it from "igo.com". for 14.95$ Got stung by UPS and the broker 
charges though
(to canada). The ordering process was ok, but I never got the "we 
shipped the
product" email after the original confirmation... oh well...


Matvei

BTW: Powerbook is still in pieces (haven't had a chance to get back to 
it), I'll try
the chopsticks method to reconnect the video cable to the motherboard...

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Re: PB540c reassembly woes

[Mathieu Roy]

On Monday, August 27, 2001, at 08:37  AM, Jane Thompson wrote:

> I have one word for you---chopsticks!

I'll try that! Thanks

Matvei

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Re: Re[9]: PB540c reassembly woes

[Mathieu Roy]

Powerbook is now completely in pieces. Nice view!

The problem I have is connecting the video ribon thingy to
the slot on the motherboard. Because of the metal part of
the chassis, I can't reach it well enough to push it in the
slot. I can't remove any more pieces.

I guess I just have to fiddle some more.

Thanks for all who helped.

Matvei

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Re: Re[9]: PB540c reassembly woes

[Mathieu Roy]

On Monday, August 27, 2001, at 12:33  PM, Mike Hebel wrote:

> *ouch!*  That will most likely have to be replaced and at least taped
> temporarily.  Check E-Bay for these - User: old-mac-milt sells them
> occasionally.

I still got a piece of it that I can glue back on.

> The other end of it is a brown board attached to a white connector.
> This is underneath a cover which I thought you already had removed.
> This is the white connector I mentioned to the left of the _right_
> hinge.

Yeah, I do see the brown board/white connector part. The thing I don't
see is the actual connection between the ribon and the brown board.
>
> On the back of the PowerBook behind the "door" (if you have that) is a
> serial number sticker.  On each side of the sticker is a screw.
> Remove these and a central cover will pull off of the other side of
> the PowerBook directly below where you removed the microphone cover.
>

I had that off from the beginning.  On the right of that section though 
is
a grey plastic part that covers the connection between the brown board
and the ribon.


> MR> Should I take out the bottom of the powerbook to go in that way?
>
> No.  There's no reason to remove any of the bottom screws when working
> with the system video.

How can I see if the connection between the board and the ribon is ok?

Matvei

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Re: Re[7]: PB540c reassembly woes

[Mathieu Roy]

On Monday, August 27, 2001, at 11:07  AM, Mike Hebel wrote:

> The bullet things remove fairly easily if you're careful.
> You'll need a small flashlight and a small flathead screwdriver - like
> the ones give out at tech shows. (Preferably without the magnet on
> the other end.  ;-)

I got the microphone section cover off (breaking off two of the plastic 
clasps...).
Popped-off the bullet and reseated the ribon connector to the right of 
the mic.
The ribon is nicely rolled on the silver metal hinge. The thing I can't 
see is the
other end of it. it goes down, in the powerbook, but I can't see it 
connecting to the
motherboard. There is a grey plastic thing blocking the view (around the 
hinge).

Should I take out the bottom of the powerbook to go in that way?

Matvei



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Re: Re[5]: PB540c reassembly woes

[Mathieu Roy]

On Monday, August 27, 2001, at 10:34  AM, Mike Hebel wrote:
> Just to the left of the _right_ hinge tower.  If you stare at the
> right hinge tower with the right hinge removed from the top-down
> you'll see a (usually) white connector just to the left of it on the
> board below.

I see the white connector. It does not seem to budge. when I try to
move it, or push on it. Also, I don't see a ribon connected to it.
It has a brown plate on it that is glued to grey plastic from the top
section.

You say I should remove the right hinge, what exactly is that.
The only piece I removed aside from the keyboard is the front
plastic thing underneath the microphone part. I tried removing
the bullet things but I did not want to break them.

On a good note, the powerbook now boots with only the
batteries inside! Yeah! PRAM install seems good.

Matvei

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Re: Re[3]: PB540c reassembly woes

[Mathieu Roy]

On Monday, August 27, 2001, at 10:18  AM, Mike Hebel wrote:

> I think I'm going to get checked out for dyslexia here - this happens
> all too often.

I'm slightly dislexic myself, so I could read you alright!

I opened it up, found the floppy ribon disconnected. I connected it to
the free connector next to it.. This didn't cure the video problem... 
hehe.
Just getting ahead on future ones...

I don't have the take-apart manual or a motherboard layout diagram, 
where does the
video ribon connect to the motherboard?

Thanks

Matvei

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Re: PB540c reassembly woes

[Mathieu Roy]

On Monday, August 27, 2001, at 10:06  AM, Steele Campbell wrote:

> Re seat means to make sure that the cable is COMPLETELY connected, and 
> that
> it isn't far down on one side, but sticking out a little on the other 
> side.

I'm inside the thing now, but I don't see -any- ribon cable behind the 
plastic thing
that you take out underneath the microphone. Is it similar to the one 
that I can
see connects the keyboard and floppy?

Is it supposed to be directly in the middle?

Thanks

Matvei

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Re: PB540c reassembly woes

[Mathieu Roy]

On Monday, August 27, 2001, at 09:54  AM, Mike Hebel wrote:

> I had this problem when I first re-assembled my 540c.  Check _ALL_ the
> ribbon cables involved - especially the ones connected to the
> backlight circuits.  I found that one of the cables had not seated
> properly - the one between the hinges next to the microphone.  I
> reseated all of them and it works fine.

Thanks for the expedious reply.

I'm about to re-open the PB. This is my first experience with
open powerbooks.

What do you mean by reseat? Is it the plug at the end of the
ribon that needs to be re-connected, or is it just a re-disposition
of the cable inside the case, as to not have it scrunched up?

Thanks

Matvei




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PB540c reassembly woes

[Mathieu Roy]

Hi there,

I just replaced the PRAM battery on my PB540c, but I must have
done something wrong as I now have a non-functionnal powerbook.

The upgrade seemed to go well (no extra pieces after the job!).

I reset the power manager before pluging the AC adapter back in
for the first time.

It boots, but with no startup chime. I can hear the powerbook starting up
until it (probably) gets to the desktop. The thing is, the screen is all 
black.
I get zero video.

I tried reaching the "about this mac box blindly", but I don't seem to 
be "catching it".
Other attempts to click on stuff were in vain.

I'm ready to open it up again, but I don't see what I could look for or 
try.

Anyone with a guess?

BTW: I don't have an external monitor to try it on.

Thanks

Matvei






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