Is the machine totally dead, or it just turns on with a blank screen? The original power bricks had issues where they would short out the power section (there was a recall). There is a fuse on the main board close to where the battery connects that might have blown, you can also look for a hot/melted transitor on the bottom of the main board.
If the unit does bong and you don't get anything on the screen that could be from a wripped video cable (are the hinges loose?) or the capacitors on the dualscan LCD screen are going bad (they will need to be replaced). You need some torq bits to get into these machines (4 screws at the bottom of the case, and one in the rear by the I/O ports). I just got in a model 140 with a bad screen (used the parts to fix my 170). On Jul 10, 10:50 pm, GuyWithGuitars <[email protected]> wrote: > Picked up an SE/30, Targus soft case and other goodies today. > Massively clean little machine. I also got a Powerbook 145 that I > swear looks like it's only been used twice. > > It won't, however boot up. I checked the power supply. It's showing a > stable 8vDC. I tried removing the battery, holding the reset/power > reset switch for 10 seconds as in the manual to no avail. > > Is it possible for the power supply to be 'putting out' and still not > working? > > Any other suggestions that might make her fire up will garner a heros > picture to hang on my wall!! > > PLEASE HELP! :) -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
