The "plug issues" typically plague only the 190/5300-series, mostly because of the tiny plug (which could break easily) and receptacle (whose solder joints would often break loose …

As my PowerBook 150 has bitten the dust I no longer have a portable computer. I have been reading Wikipidia articles and websites about the PowerBook 1400. I am used to the cruddy…

Motherboard fuses - there are about six that need checking/replacing ... see the 2400c mailing list on info regarding this, let me know if you have difficulty finding the posts, I'…

Yep - held the reset button in for 30 seconds with power applied, power not applied, battery in, battery out etc. but nadda, zip, nowt, nothing...just the ever glowing green light …

For old Macs (and aged electronics in general), some machines are best dealt with by removing all power (including PRAM) and letting them sit for a week or two. Others can be reviv…

I'm relatively new by registration date, but I already like this board a great deal. I think there are excellent members here who make for excellent conversation and excellent info…

You two are a hoot, really. Click to expand... And you need to get that you are one out of 1036 or so, which predicts that you may get less than 0.1% of the available notice. I…

I am planning in the next few days to upgrade from 8.5.1 to 8.6 to see if that makes any difference. If it does not, I will most likely try a 4GB CF drive that I currently have in …

Now THAT is a shame. Mind booted right up first time on replacement of the power board. I assume that you have done the usual reset of the power manager?

Managed to get a replacement power board for my 2400 (thanks to a nameless soul on here who pointed me in the right direction ) All fitted, power applied and...still GLOD :'( …

I don't know if I want to attempt it. Thought I might be able to hire you. Just picked up a 333 Lombard with a decent screen...but it could probably be better Not sure if…

Not trying to referee or anything, but sometimes a day isn't enough, especially when dealing with temperamental old hardware. Also, our Army has only about 1000 members, and not a…

That's interesting. There were no jumpers on the drive, were there? Sometimes drive manufacturers or resellers will ship drives with jumpers installed, as some computers need to ha…

Man, you two must be brothers or something... He specifically bolded times, as if to say that I posted the messages 39 minutes apart, ignoring the date. If bumping a thread in th…

Are you going to offer backlight replacement service now? Click to expand... I sure could in the form of advice!

Uh... Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:10 am... Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:49 am Click to expand... Click to expand... You have just elegantly underlined Bunsen's observation…

Thanks. I'll look into that. Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:10 am ... Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:49 am Anybody. Click to expand... Not big on the ole patience there, huh…

Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:10 am ... Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:49 am Anybody. Click to expand... Not big on the ole patience there, huh? First thing to check inside would…

Are you going to offer backlight replacement service now?

There is no magic bullet but persistence, and even that will fail if the PB is unserviceable. Check the AC adapter, for output voltage and temperature, after 5min and 1hr. Is it …

Anybody.

Installed new pram battery as I say on another thread, and these replacement cells seem to work fine, though to be honest, not having a multimeter, I haven't tested the charge prop…

When I powered down for the final time, the battery still had well over 30% charge and it was no more than an hour later when I attempted and failed to boot it up again. I reset t…

There are quite a few possibilities. Just for one, the battery was barely-charged, and the presence of the CD-ROM drive (which is constantly polled by the system 'in case' there i…

I picked up a 3400 on eBay a week or two ago. It was sold w/o an ac adapter but w/ a charged battery. When it arrived, I played with it a bit, booting it up on two occasions. Aft…