Mac Portable - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

11 Jul 1998

...
     I have the adapter, and it looks to be the one made
for the machine
(i.e., not a Powerbook 140 adapter). I'm having big problems with mine -- an
unidentified Sad Mac code (0000000F, sub code 00007FFF). I can't find a
reference to $0F in any reference docs that I have; the codes skip from $0E
to $10. Can't get it to boot at all. As soon as I get the Happy Mac face, I
get the above Sad Mac. I also have a bad hard drive. 
I can't find any mention of it either.  And of course, if it doesn't 
start up, it's awfully hard to run the diagnostic software.  I never did 
understand that...

I'd say the HD is the least of your problems.  After all, you can always 
run the system of the floppy and there is an external SCSI port.  There's 
a guy in Virgina who does a lot of work with Mac Portables; he has 
adapters so that you can use normal SCSI HD's internally for $30.  If 
anybody's really interested I can probably find his name and email 
somewhere.

...
     I'm going to research the batteries. I hear
that you can rebuild the
pack with 3 ea. 2v/5ah Gates "D" batteries which are commonly available in
the surplus market. The packs that I have say "Gates Energy Products" on
them. 
I've heard of people rebuilding them also, though I have never tried (I 
don't currently own a Portable).

Tom Owad

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