On Mar 27, 2009, at 8:52 AM, nestamicky wrote:
> I'm now trying to resolve whether replacing the HD ribbon cable > would sort the problem finally. As the laptop still won't boot with > the HD installed in it, using the ribbon cable. Are these cables > known to go bad? With repeated handling they can break, or become partly disconnected. > Or, is it the part on the motherboard they're attached to that's > gone bad---or is known to go bad? *any* part of a motherboard can go bad. This is an uncommon failure, but a hdd cable is relatively cheap, I'd think, if replacing the cable doesn't fix it, it's the logic board. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
