Re: no-go powerbook 170 newbie-followup
At 3:03 PM -0600 9/19/2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AHA! It now appears that the person who gave it to me tried to plug in a 20v power supply. Not GOOD! Is there a fuse in a Powerbook 170? THANKS! Scott Earl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hi All! A friend gave me a Powerbook 170 that won't go. I charged up and recycled the battery with a conditioner and it holds a charge, but the Mac doesn't do ANYTHING when I press the start button. There is no hard drive, but I don't think it would need one just to bring up the screen and ask for a disk. I don't have a power supply. The unit is in remarkable appearance condition, but that doesn't help. Should I just sell it on eBay for parts? Yes there is a fuse in the PowerBook 170. And it is most likely blown. I THINK that fuse blown will give you the symptoms described. I got a PB145b for free because it had a blown fuse. I replaced it and all was well. The following URL has a link for a download of a guide for doing the repair. http://macinsearch.com/infomac2/information/hdwr/powerbook-rui-30-pdf.html You do need to be fairly skilled doing electronics soldering to do this repair. The up side is that the part only costs about $1. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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
no-go powerbook 170 newbie
Hi All! A friend gave me a Powerbook 170 that won't go. I charged up and recycled the battery with a conditioner and it holds a charge, but the Mac doesn't do ANYTHING when I press the start button. There is no hard drive, but I don't think it would need one just to bring up the screen and ask for a disk. I don't have a power supply. The unit is in remarkable appearance condition, but that doesn't help. Should I just sell it on eBay for parts? THANKS! Scott Earl -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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
no-go powerbook 170 newbie-followup
AHA! It now appears that the person who gave it to me tried to plug in a 20v power supply. Not GOOD! Is there a fuse in a Powerbook 170? THANKS! Scott Earl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hi All! A friend gave me a Powerbook 170 that won't go. I charged up and recycled the battery with a conditioner and it holds a charge, but the Mac doesn't do ANYTHING when I press the start button. There is no hard drive, but I don't think it would need one just to bring up the screen and ask for a disk. I don't have a power supply. The unit is in remarkable appearance condition, but that doesn't help. Should I just sell it on eBay for parts? THANKS! Scott Earl -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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
Re: no-go powerbook 170 newbie-followup
My Reply follows quote. On 19/09/2002 14:04 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] AHA! It now appears that the person who gave it to me tried to plug in a 20v power supply. Not GOOD! Is there a fuse in a Powerbook 170? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hi All! A friend gave me a Powerbook 170 that won't go. I charged up and recycled the battery with a conditioner and it holds a charge, but the Mac doesn't do ANYTHING when I press the start button. There is no hard drive, but I don't think it would need one just to bring up the screen and ask for a disk. I don't have a power supply. The unit is in remarkable appearance condition, but that doesn't help. Should I just sell it on eBay for parts? You can HOPE for a fuse, but, from the PB170 (and others) service guide: Power Screen is blank; computer doesn't respond: 1 Press reset switch. 2 Connect power adapter and reboot computer in 3-4 minutes. 3 Try known-good, charged main battery. 4 Check all interconnect board, daughterboard, and motherboard connections. 5 Reset the power manager. 6 Replace keyboard. 7 Replace interconnect board. 8 Replace daughterboard. 9 Replace motherboard. Good Luck. Ken Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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
Re: no-go powerbook 170 newbie-followup
How does one Reset the power manager ? (sorry so dumb) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by:To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PowerBooks) [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: aunch.com Fax to: (PowerBooks)Subject: Re: no-go powerbook 170 newbie-followup 09/19/2002 03:22 PM Please respond to powerbooks My Reply follows quote. On 19/09/2002 14:04 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] AHA! It now appears that the person who gave it to me tried to plug in a 20v power supply. Not GOOD! Is there a fuse in a Powerbook 170? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hi All! A friend gave me a Powerbook 170 that won't go. I charged up and recycled the battery with a conditioner and it holds a charge, but the Mac doesn't do ANYTHING when I press the start button. There is no hard drive, but I don't think it would need one just to bring up the screen and ask for a disk. I don't have a power supply. The unit is in remarkable appearance condition, but that doesn't help. Should I just sell it on eBay for parts? You can HOPE for a fuse, but, from the PB170 (and others) service guide: Power Screen is blank; computer doesn't respond: 1 Press reset switch. 2 Connect power adapter and reboot computer in 3-4 minutes. 3 Try known-good, charged main battery. 4 Check all interconnect board, daughterboard, and motherboard connections. 5 Reset the power manager. 6 Replace keyboard. 7 Replace interconnect board. 8 Replace daughterboard. 9 Replace motherboard. Good Luck. Ken Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 Electronicshttp://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
