Hi, I have a duo 2300c with 56MB RAM and I've been having trouble getting it to work reliably, even after defragmenting the harddrive, doing a clean install of system 7.6.1, zapping the pram, rebuilding the desktop, resetting the power manager, and running utilities.
The only extensions and control panels I'm using are some of the ones installed with the system, and the only applications I've been using on it are Nisus Writer and HelixRADE and AgentDA. I've had an assortment of problems -- freezes/crashes at various times (when in an application or in the finder), freezes upon awakening, refusal to awaken . . . The awakening problems occur maybe 25% of the times I try to awaken it; and the freezing/crashing occurs pretty frequently (I rarely get more than an hour of use out of it without a crash). Problems occur whether running off battery power or when plugged in. When I have it hooked up to an apple microdock, with anything connected to it, I have more frequent (and more varied) problems. I know these symptoms are pretty vague, and probably before anyone could even hazard a guess about what's wrong I'd have to spend more time trying to pin down anything possibly related or anything that worsens or alleviates the problem. But there's one thing I keep wondering about, and maybe someone could at least speculate about it as a possible cause . . . My duo had a run-in with magnets (not super-strong ones but relatively strong refrigerator magnets): I unknowingly placed the duo atop a plate of magnets, and left it there for a few hours. This was somewhere around the time I started noticing that my duo was having more problems than usual (and I have no idea whether or not it's a coincidence) My data (my documents -- which I transferred onto another computer) seem fine, and as I said I did a clean reinstall of the system, and I also freshly installed my applications. Could magnets cause problems like this (or would magnets only be capable of harming _data_, not the actual computer)? By the way, Techtool and Disk First aid, which I ran several times, never found any problems to report. Thanks in advance for any thoughts about this. Susanna ---------- 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>
