You can do some stupid things, and you can do some really stupid things :-) I recently bought a PB 230 Duo for about USD 60. It included a type 3 battery, but no AC-adaptor. I haven't been able to charge the battery as yet. (I believe I need some extension for that, the 230 been shipped originally only with the type 1 battery). I also got a duo-dock for USD 10. It worked fine in the dock, I installed MacOS 7.5.5. But what use is a portable, if you can only use it on your desk, so I started fiddling with power-supplies, attaching a 12 V supply, with no result (predictably). It being one of those supplies where you can quite easily change polarity, I decided to do just that... You have to learn some way, don't you. The result : when I start up the computer in the dock, I get the normal start up chime (boing), the screen turns grey, and when you would normally get the disk icon, everything stops. Anybody got an idea ? AFAIK, the boing indicates that the hardware is OK. Is it just the RAM ? If so, is there any way to replace them ? I believe they're soldered to the board. Or should I just replace the whole board ? Anybody has an idea where to get one second hand in Europe (Belgium, ...) ? Thanks. Luc Verhelst mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------- 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> XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Now $199.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Reader Specials: 2.5GB Seagate SCSI: $119, 4GB IBM SCSI: $199, Norton Util. 4.0: $29, Mac Parts, Systems & Repairs <http://www.macresq.com>
