I've been working on resuscitating two 2300s (you may recall the tones of death and the weird video). I fixed Tones Of Death by reinstalling a clean system. However tones had a cracked screen which lit up and had a partial image. So I pulled the screen from Weird Video and put it on tones. When I booted I got a dark screen although I could hear it going through booting up. So I shut it down and tried a screen I have from a 280c. Same thing. Then I tried a screen from a 250. Same dark screen. This stinks. So I put the screen back on Weird, and installed the hard drive from Tones since it had a clean system. When I boot up I get the same dark screen! What is going on here? At first I thought Tones had screwed up the screens somehow so I tested them on a Duo280c and they work (well, I couldn't try the 2300 screen since a 280c can't support it). One more thing. In a bright light, I can make out an image on the screens. I can see the desktop is there. It's as if the lamp is being kept from lighting up. Either the lamp is not getting power because I zapped something (although I can't believe I zapped two motherboards) or the screens are being prevented from lighting up as if the Duo is in the Dock (not sleeping as this would mean no image at all). I have zapped PRAM, reset power manager, let them sit for days without power or PRAM batteries and I've even swapped components. So why is the lamp not lighting? Is there a fuse on the motherboard for the lamps power and I zapped it. Do the dumb things think they're in a Dock?!? Is there any hope for our hero?!?!?! HELP! -makmac ---------- 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 | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.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>
