Update:
I found some rubber bushings from an iBook g4 hd mounting bracket that fit nicely between the main board and daughter board, screwed them in snugly but not fully, and now it boots consistently. If I attempt to pick up and move the 170, it will lockup if there is enough flex between the boards, but as long as it stays stationary on a table it's fine. So I'm quite happy about this, as the machine contains tons of retro apps and utilities which could be useful on numerous 68 k macs. I wish there was a more solid fix, that would enable me to pick and move the book without powering down. Clearly it's a contact issue between the two boards. Again, if there are others experiencing this problem and have a better fix, let me know, as I absolutely love this thing! Will be seeking out others with the active matrix screens.
I have a fully working powerbook 1400cs that I would consider trading for a 180, 180c, 270, 280 active matrix screens. I have a line on another 170 which has a non booting hardrive which could serve as a spare parts machine, or may render my current one a parts machine, but I'm open to another 170 as well!
The sharpness of the screen is incredible for the time!
I found some rubber bushings from an iBook g4 hd mounting bracket that fit nicely between the main board and daughter board, screwed them in snugly but not fully, and now it boots consistently. If I attempt to pick up and move the 170, it will lockup if there is enough flex between the boards, but as long as it stays stationary on a table it's fine. So I'm quite happy about this, as the machine contains tons of retro apps and utilities which could be useful on numerous 68 k macs. I wish there was a more solid fix, that would enable me to pick and move the book without powering down. Clearly it's a contact issue between the two boards. Again, if there are others experiencing this problem and have a better fix, let me know, as I absolutely love this thing! Will be seeking out others with the active matrix screens.
I have a fully working powerbook 1400cs that I would consider trading for a 180, 180c, 270, 280 active matrix screens. I have a line on another 170 which has a non booting hardrive which could serve as a spare parts machine, or may render my current one a parts machine, but I'm open to another 170 as well!
The sharpness of the screen is incredible for the time!