or you could say that you were putting in the airport extreme card in...i think that's an exception excuse to open up the pb...not sure though.

You don't have to open up the case to install an airport extreme card...

Note that the Apple service guide PDF for this model specifically and explicitly warns about this problem, and the fact that undoing said goof-up requires basically stripping the m…

Well, I am returning to school in London tomorrow. The PowerBook will be picked up for service on Tuesday, because the backlit keyboard does not work like it did before the repair …

Probably the UK number

Definitely the UK number. AppleCare in the US won't even deal with your case if you're not in the country. By the way: if you can wait until you're back in the US, you should con…

Contact the UK dealer. I bought mine in the US and am in Italy. Had the screen replaced for same reason, now it's back up there cause the screen trim was warped and they scratch …

Quote: Originally posted by Crusoe: Contact the UK dealer. I bought mine in the US and am in Italy. Had the screen replaced for same reason, now it's back up there cau…

Mine was replaced in 3 days total (including shipping time). tooki

I just got my pb 6 days ago, and i'm just gonna return it to the store to swap for a new one cause getting that white spot is rediculous, not even a week of having it.

Quote: Originally posted by Tantrum: getting that w**** s*** is rediculous Hey man read the sticky. That's like swearing around here! Good luck though - I'm jealou…

I'm in Italy and sent it up to AppleCare in Denmark. 3 day turn around and I got a perfect screen but... they scratched the screen lid/case in two spots and the plastic trim was wa…

I still have to send mine in...and if it's like Tooki says, that makes me very happy. But I wonder if they are in short supply now...how long it will take for them to get back in …

Got my last run ti back in threee days back in Nov. I had the same thing on the status page and it didn't change to being done or complete (whatever they write) until a couple of h…

Quote: Originally posted by southtdi: Got my last run ti back in threee days back in Nov. I had the same thing on the status page and it didn't change to being done or c…

If it still works I wouldn't worry about it. You might want to check for straightness of the screen and things like that see if it is still level other than that if it works I woul…

With my old Tibook 500 I tripped on the cord and if flew off the coffee table about 26" down. I trashed my yoyo adapter but the laptop has been fine for 6 months.

The moving parts on your powerbook are the ones you should have an eye on. Especially the harddrive is sensitive to abrasion, so I would back up my data immediately if you haven't …

The exact same thing happened to me and my 12" (Rev A) back in April, except the only damage was to the lower left corner (dent) and it has not suffered any malfunctions or problem…

well...lets say you are lucky! the most delicated part on the 12 is the display....the processor itself is kind of stable, so the display is all u gotta worrie abt...notice any whi…

Haven't noticed anything at all, I was so relieved! I guess my boyfriend is light on his feet... I still have the dent from the earlier episode and although I haven't called apple…

It could be going bad. usually that is a sign of a drive going bad. If it continues to do it I would worry. If not then I would just keep an eye/ear on it

if it's clicking it means the heads are hitting each other. back your data up immediately. chances are it will fail, don't take a risk by waiting to back up.

backup all your data buy a new one be happy.... the clicking noise is the first signal of a HD death.... If you don;t have a external FW HD (portable or not), it's also a good time…

The HD in my Cube made that clicking sound before it eventually died. It was the original Western Digital that shipped with the Cube. I replaced it with a Maxtor and haven't had …