We have a new symptom
After Kyle's (helpful) post following my original cry for
help, I went back and took my book apart again to
jiggle the processor card about a bit to seat it properly.
When I did this I noticed that the processor, the heat
shield and the heat sink were all hot to the touch (not
burning, but hot). Now, the thing hasn't booted, but it's
definitely drawing enough power from the battery (which
I just stuck back in when I reassembled it) to cause this
heating. I put it all back together again, battery
included, and left it for ten minutes and checked again -
sure enough the heat shield and sink were hot again.
And in the interim it still wouldn't boot.
Now I don't think that a supposedly dead Powerbook
should be drawing ANY current, much less enough to
cause it to heat up like it has. I've now removed the
battery, 'cos I'm worried.
This give anyone any more clues?
PS On a lighter note, the PB1400 I bought on eBay last
week arrived this morning just after the Pismo died -
perfect timing, though I wish I'd been able to introduce
them to each other (sniff, sniff...)
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