on 9/19/00 9:27 AM, Dan Williams-Capone at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 230 had low battery last night. had put it to sleep. moved over to an outlet > and plugged it in. it had shut itself down. when i tried to power it up > (pressing the button by the screen above the keyboard) nothing happened. > tried the three finger method--nothing. then tried resetting the power > manager. it made the sort of high pitched sound it makes, but still nothing > would work to turn it on. but evrer so often (a couple of times a minute) it > would make a real short high pitched sound like the power manager was doing > something and by the time i gave up (5 or 10 minutes or so) the upper right > quadrant of the bottom of the case was so hot it could have burned you. (the > area below the power manger reset button and modem/ram cards). > In general, I've found that a high-pitched sound is made by a transformer or other power component that is going or has gone bad. (Although most transformers have a hum to some extent.) I hope that's not it, but what you describe is not too encouraging. - Eric. ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | Great Duo & 2400 stuff including 10/100 Ethernet for 2400s! Dr. Bott | Duo Batts too <http://www.drbott.com/prod/alist/duo.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
