At 8:19 PM -0800 1/25/01, Paul Miller wrote:
>Help!
>
>I'm sooooooo remorseful. Please don't anyone tell me
>how much of an idiot I am, But....
>
>I attempted to install a different 2.5" hard drive
>from IBM. Of course it was to wrong thickness but I
>didn't realize it until I started to put the thing
>back together. I reinstalled the old drive and
>reinstalled everything as I found it. When I went to
>power it on, there was a delay and then the sleep
>light came on continuously. I tried the external
>reset and I here the small "click" that happens just
>before the hard drive comes on (but that doesn't
>happen anymore...nothing happens anymore except for
>the constant green light). I'm sick over the whole
>thing. This is still my primary laptop and I still
>need it! The only upgrade is the ram upgrade for
>Bill. I hope that the whole thing isn't fried!
>HELP!!!!
>
>Please write back ASAP!
>
Were you grounded????
(If not you SHOULD be, for the rest of your life!!!)
What I would do is take it apart again, unplug the PRAM battery too,
wait for some time, (get a cup of tea) then put it back again, making
sure everythign is seated properly, no loose screws on the mother
board etc.
Sandy
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