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Post #1 by tendim
Source ForumHelp me diagnose this PowerBook 160 — #1
CategoryHardware
Post DateThu, 26 Nov 2015 - 22:48
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/help-me-diagnose-this-powerbook-160.3031/
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Purchased a PowerBook 160 off of eBay of unknown condition as a project piece, and also because I wanted a grayscale PB.

The unit did not come with a power brick, so I am using the brick from my PowerBook 165c.  When I boot the machine:

  • I get the dong
  • Screen turns on
  • I can hear something spinning (fan?), a pause, and then the process repeats.  Does not boot up
Trying to boot from floppy yields the same result; I don't even hear the floppy trying to spin up.

So...any ideas on where to start to diagnose the problem(s)?

Cheers.

-10d

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