8 Dec
2014
8 Dec
'14
10:40 a.m.
Don't they also act funny if the internal battery is dead? You might have
to provide a substitute for that voltage. My memory is pretty fuzzy... it's
been a while since I've read anything or given any mindshare to a Mac
Portable. But I definitely remember they had some strange quirks in their
behavior.
Best,
Sean
On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 2:13 AM, drlegendre . <drlegendre at gmail.com> wrote:
If this is one of the original Mac Portables (white,
wedge-shaped, B&W LCD
screen), have you disconnected the HD from the motherboard?
The HDs on these machines just love to die, and when they do, they can
screw-up the whole machine. If you haven't already eliminated that
possibility, I'd do it before you run around replacing anything else. If
you can find the correct drive, you can make a cable to adapt it to the
portable - but you won't have the low-power feature of the original drive.
It's been 15 years, but I went through one of those machines, back when.
On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 6:26 PM, Matt Patoray <mspproductions at gmail.com>
wrote:
Hello all,
I have a Mac portable that refuses to even attempt to boot.
I get random junk on the screen that is different on every power up, no
drive activity and no sound.
I am thinking the onboard surface mount electrolytics are due for
replacement.
I was able to read the values off of most of the caps but I was not able
to read the follow caps. C4, C5, C15 and C24.
Does anyone know what value those caps are?
Thanks,
Matt
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