I'm looking for a 466MHz Toilet seat (ClamShell) If any one knows where one is. I need it for my collection.
John wtmm -----Original Message----- From: Austin Leeds <[email protected]> To: G-Books <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Dec 5, 2009 9:48 am Subject: Re: iBook G3 300 MHz not charging Actually, the logic board I got was still attached to the bottom of a blueberry clamshell. If I were any more mac-obsessed, I'd salute that poor iBook that gave its logic board to save another iBook. (taps). When I got it, the board was in pretty good shape (didn't look any different from mine, even minutely), but it looked as if someone didn't take the time or effort to detach the trackpad cable from the port, so the cable ripped. Most of the other cables had either been detached from the board or were still on the board but detached from the absent upper case. The AC port on the old board was the one that was bad. After putting in the new logic board (w/instructions provided by www.powerbookmedic.com), I found that the new AC (attached to the new board) was in much better shape than the old one. The old one needed a weight set on it to make it charge… not exactly in tip-top shape, eh? I'll definitely agree with you on the money pits (like my Nissan… sigh). By the time I would get done bringing this thing up to full potential, I'll have spent $115 or so. But, for a ruggedized notebook like the clamshell, it would be worth it. Quite unlike my Pismo, the clamshell is a drama queen, but there's still something so lovable about them… I just couldn't throw it away. Plus, I never would have gotten such great guts and glory experience with computers if it weren't for that clamshell! On Dec 5, 1:56 am, Ashgrove <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, so did say the logic board was kinda beat up and the AC port was > bad, so there were other issues that needed repairing, too. > > These old machines are money pits, but loved money pits --that's the > big difference... ;-) > > Take care, > > F > > On Dec 4, 8:48 am, Austin Leeds <[email protected]> wrote: > > > So, all it needed was a $60 battery all along! Wow, I wish I would > > have known that before I spent over $100 on a logic board and PMU. > > Well, I suppose I'll buy one (along with OS 10.3 and some new RAM). > > Time to get this clamshell up and running! > > Thanks everyone! > > > On Dec 3, 10:20 pm, Ashgrove <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Austin, > > > > All the symptoms point to a dead battery. You're doing the right thing > > > by ruling out everything else, but I highly doubt it'll come back from > > > the grave... > > > > Good luck, > > > > Felix > > > > On Dec 3, 11:02 pm, Austin Leeds <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > Thanks for the suggestion, Caio. My clamshell (now my sister's) has > > > > been sitting unused for some time now, so I figured it would be safe > > > > to try what you recommended. I reset CUDA, reset PRAM (4 chimes), > > > > reset NVRAM, and booted. The power ring (amber light) said it was > > > > charging, OS 9 said it wasn't. Ran the battery reset. Same thing. At > > > > least now the amber light hasn't gone off yet. A good sign, perhaps? > > > > Well, I'll let you know in the morning. I'm having my sister let it > > > > sit and charge overnight. > > > > A little further description of the problem: > > > > Will not boot from battery. Boots and runs fine from AC. > > > > Light goes from amber to green in only a few minutes, still won't > > > > boot from battery. > > > > OS 9 shows that there is a battery (zilch charge), but it won't > > > > charge it. > > > > > This was such a good laptop while it was mobile. It survived 1.5 years > > > > in a house with growing children, the cold interior of a van in > > > > winter, the heat of a dark-colored van in summer, it was dropped from > > > > a foot off the ground onto carpet while running (still worked), and it > > > > won me, a long-time PC, over to Apple Mac. While I have a more > > > > powerful and adaptable laptop in the form of my Pismo G3, I still get > > > > a little sentimental over that iBook. I really want to get it mobile > > > > again (I don't like giving my sister my junk, but if I gave it to one > > > > of my brothers, it would be worse off, and I don't have space to keep > > > > it with me) and I'm trying to run through all my options. > > > > Once again, thanks for everything this far. I hope somebody knows > > > > for sure what's going on. > > > > > On Dec 2, 9:52 pm, Caio Franco <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Austin, > > > > > > You may try this: > > > > > >http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60655 > > > > > > It's a battery reset software for clamshell and other g3 notebooks, please > > > > > read the instructions carefully - it seems that it do no runs on OSX... > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Caio > > > > > > 2009/12/1 Caio Franco <[email protected]> > > > > > > > Austin, > > > > > > > Try to put the battery away for at least one week, then put it in again and > > > > > > see what happens. Just before you put it at its place, reset CUDA (that > > > > > > little spot under an arrow close to the screen - to reset it, please > > > > > > remember to do it completely OFFLINE - no AC, no battery), reset PRAM > > > > > > (command+option+P+R when you turn on the computer - please hold it till you > > > > > > hear at least 4 chimes) and reset NVRAM (command+option+O+F, then, at the > > > > > > prompt, type reset-nvram (ENTER) and reset-all (ENTER). That method worked > > > > > > for my Blueberry, hope works for you too! > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > > Caio > > > > > > > 2009/12/1 Austin Leeds <[email protected]> > > > > > > > Thanks for that information. I didn't know that a battery could just > > > > > >> die with no warning. That's about what it did, too—I was playing X- > > > > > >> Plane 5 on it, plugged in (supposedly—the AC port was bad at that > > > > > >> point and it might have been loose; I replaced it with a solid, > > > > > >> working one off the logic board I bought), and it just instantaneously > > > > > >> died. I should have thought it would have gone to sleep, but I suppose > > > > > >> if the charge was low enough (this was in late 2007 with an original > > > > > >> 1999 Tangerine iBook), the old battery might have just kicked the > > > > > >> bucket. A shame… it still gave 4 hours of life toward the end. > > > > > >> The symptoms of a logic board failure sound awfully close to a battery > > > > > >> failure, though. I need to get myself a voltmeter to test it. > > > > > >> In the meantime, would a battery that won't charge display as having a > > > > > >> low charge in OS 9? Or would that be an X over the icon? 'Cause I get > > > > > >> either one at different times. > > > > > > >> On Nov 30, 4:03 pm, "Dan Knight, LowEndMac.com" <[email protected]> > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > >> > There is no PRAM battery in iBooks - they use the rechargeable battery > > > > > >> > for that. And it's possible for a battery to die "like that" > > > > > >> > with no > > > > > >> > warning. All it takes is for it to drain completely and a single cell > > > > > >> > inside it reverse polarity. Then it's time to rebuild or replace the > > > > > >> > thing. > > > > > > >> > Dan Knight, LowEndMac.com > > > > > > >> -- > > > > > >> You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for > > > > > >> those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for > > > > > >> G4 'Books). > > > > > >> The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.htmlandour > > > > > >> netiquette guide is > > > > > >> athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > > > > > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > > > >> To leave this group, send email to > > > > > >> [email protected]<g-books%[email protected]> > > > > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > > > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/g-books > > > > > > >> Support for older Macs:http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). 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