Say Mark, while you're in there, can you figure out how MCE does their cardbus upgrade for us? ; ^) Seriously though, I would guess it would be important for DT&T to be "vague" about what they are actually doing for their $295 logic board fix, but it would disturb me to know that the flat fee charged could be for fixing a broken connector. When my 2400 when down for the count it happened during a heat wave, which would lead me to believe something fried. It's probably just easier to just swap out a board than diagnose the problem in the long run. Andy --------------------------- "Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you." --Maori Proverb > From: Marc Sira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List) > Date: Wed, 4 Oct 100 13:49:36 -0700 (PDT) > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List) > Subject: [Duo2400] 2400: spare CPU board to loan me for testing? > > 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. ---------- 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>
