-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
Hello, DuoList.
I have a problem that has been plaguing me for quite some time now.
I upgraded a Duo 230 8/80 to a 270c 16/80, color screen and all. The
motherboard is in perfect condition but there's one problem: it refuses
to charge the batteries I bought for it.
I have the original type 1 battery, which I'm sure is toast. I recently
bought three high-capacity Apple batteries for it: 1 type II and 2 type
III.
Here's where it gets strange:
I insert either type III battery and it recognizes it, then dies. Power
off, right there. If I remove the AC & battery, then plug the AC back
in, the hard drive spins up, as if the power manager didn't even know it
turned off.
I insert the type II and it recognizes it, and begins charging. A half
an hour later, it quits trying to charge it, and it remains at empty.
If I do the above 'instant death' trick and insert the type II instead
of the AC power, the hard drive spins up also. So the battery was
accepting charge for however long the Duo was charging it.
Here's my question: What can I do to get this 'book to charge batteries?
The Duo is for my fiancee, for school, but as it stands, she can't use
it at home. The 230 used to exhibit some of the same behavior before I
gutted it to become the 270c.
Is it the system software? I installed 7.5.3 and updated to 7.5.5. It
doesn't recognize the Duo, however ('Macintosh Powerbook' in the About
box), and the type III battery patch does nothing to help the instant
death syndrome, nor the refusal to charge syndrome.
If anyone on the list has had this happen, or has any suggestions, I'd
appreciate it.
Cheers.
- -Andy
- -----
"... I realized that when they [random people pulled from the streets]
used the mouse, they were pointing. Pointing, and tapping the button
with the finger they were pointing with ... there was no mental model
for pointing with more than one finger. So we got rid of the two-button
mouse ..."
Larry Tesler of Apple Computer on the Lisa (and later Macintosh) mouse.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (Darwin)
Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org
iD8DBQE8ekKJ6akgVXVbCzMRApJNAJ95l7Lf1Ex4GHvhpAMCyQPfFr1PjQCffk9m
2cvnAwXciV8+Hk9pXdTUZok=
=3w5a
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
----------
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>
RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler
CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.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>
