>Hey, I'm new to the list, and I kind of hate to start the experience by
>begging for help. I'm pretty frustrated though so I'm going to.
>
>I have this powerbook duo 230 and I decided to take it apart for a
>couple of reasons. First of all, I wanted to see what kind of ram was
>in it because I'm planning on getting more. Also, the keybaord and
>track-ball are terrible. I wanted to try to fix them. After taking
>everything apart, detaching the keyboard and trackball unit, then
>re-attaching and putting everything back together, I popped the battery
>in, plugged the power cord in and tried to start up. Nothing happened.
>I pushed the power button on the back and it started making this weird
>noise. Kind of like when you leave the key in a toyota truck and open
>the driver side door. I decided to just hold down the power button, but
>
>it didn't do anything. I let it sit for about 15 mins and when I
>checked on it again, the battery was REALLY hot and I could feel that
>heat through the case. I took it apart and put it back together a
>couple more times but I couldn't figure out what was wrong and it still
>does the same thing when i try to turn it on. Any ideas? Also, I have
>never taken a laptop apart before and I don't really know what to look
>for as far as problems are concearned. If anyone can give me a generic
>checklist, that might be a big help (-:
>
Two things to try:
1. Reset the power manager. Unplug the power cord and take out the
battery. Hold down the power button on the back for one minute. Then put
in the battery and plug in the power cord. See if it starts up.
2. When it makes its weird sound, give it the Mac three finger salute
- control-command-keyboard reset.
Big Brother is watching. Learn to become invisible.
Steven Appelget
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