Some of you may recall that I'm one of those to repeatedly suffer a "click of death" syndrome with my 2400; I've now sent it to DT&T on two separate occasions, and each time got back a Powerbook that works, but with no explanation of what was done to fix it (I actually only sent the logic board and CPU board, and the serial numbers were the same on the returned units). It lasted six months after the first "fix" and less than five after the second one. In other words it's just failed again, and I can't see adding to the $500+ that I've paid them already. Since I'm beyond caring very much about this beast, I took the time to seriously disassemble and examine it. I've noticed two important things - by repeatedly toggling the power/reset switch and wiggling around the board connectors I can occasionally get it to chime (and in one case boot completely and stay up until it was shut down), and the connector on the CPU board is actually coming apart at the base (the plastic has split on the top side of each half, where "top" is the back of the 2400). This leads me to believe, as I'd previously begun to suspect, that the real problem is a poor logic/CPU board interconnect (which would explain why some people have had the same problem diagnosed as a bad logic board, and others a bad CPU board). It's possible that the connector went bad in the first place as a result of the heating and cooling that sometimes loosens screws from the board. Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone out there with an upgraded 2400 has a spare CPU board kicking around that they could loan me to test with, and possibly sell me in the event that I've really found the problem. I'm just looking for a plain old original 180MHz 603, though I'll try it with any other type of daughterboard upgrade as well if that's what's available. Please email me directly if you can help. -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you can't play with words, what good are they? ---------- 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>
