flawed jai wrote: > powerbook duo 2300c. > found with hard drive torn out.copper sheilding torn in the process. i > trimmed back the sharp edges of the copper sheilding yesterday to a nice > blunt straight edge, flush with the bottom case edge. > > the IDE copper ribbon cable from the logic board to the drive is intact. > i have a new-in -the-package IDE drive to replace the missing one. > the red and black, dual, spiral twisted wires that connect to the > trackpad are cut thru on the side closest to the catch. the copper > ribbon cable that connected the trackpad to the keyboard was intact the > first time i disassembled it. i slipped and tore it thru. that's gotta > be replaced. > > there is a half- inch tall plastic frame inside, that goes all the way > around the case outline, silver colored, and creates partitions around > the various areas like the battery bay, the trackpad area, the hard > drive bay, and the keyboard area, to hold the works up off the > circuitry. this godzilla broke off a piece of that in the hard drive bay > when he was tearing out the former hard drive. it looks as if it > probably also had screw holes to hold a framework, that held the hard > drive in place when inserting it. i suppose unless some alternate > genius can hold my fresh hard drive in place, that frame probably has to > come out and be replaced with another one, so the new hard drive can be > anchored down in its cell. > > the mac guy on the phone insised that if the notebook refuses to light > up, the motherboard must be bad. he would not fix it. > > i have two a/c power supplies for it that are good, a battery charger > with one known good charging slot, and three batteries that go in it > yellow and come out green. also an external floppy drive for it. > all of which fell into my hands for free. > > you see why i want to have it repaired and not thrown in the trash. > > to recap: > definitely needs: > -trackpad ribbon > -trackpad red/black wire hookup > -probably needs frame replaced > -i will supply new hard drive > -could be in need of another logicboard/motherboard/ since screen > doesn't come on. > > i charged the batteries up and put one in the bay. i reset the power > manager. i plugged in the a/c. i left it overnight. tried to power on > the next day. nothing. left it aother day. tried again. nothign. > checked the battery in the charger. yellow to green in minutes. > > the PRAM batteries are in their little shrink wrap packet under the > trackpad, intact. may need new, may recharge once rewired whole.
> janet Janet, from my experience, the place to send it to is <www.dttservice.com> They are out in Freemont Calif, and do Component Level Repair on powerbooks. I was given a 2400 by my dad, and the logic board got fried, and I fired it out to them for the repair. 230 bucks, back in my hands. Anyway, it will cost you a couple of bucks to ship it to them, but they will give you a free estimate when they get it. Mark ---------- 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>
