On Jul 5, 2013, at 8:38 PM, spilrules wrote: > Here is what I noticed as I played around with things. After taking out the > old DC input board and installing the new one, I plugged in the old one that > was out of the system and noticed that the AC power cord would light up in > the orange color that it usually would do when the battery was not fully > charged. I disassembled the laptop again and found that if I unplugged the > little wired cable that connects from the DC input board to the motherboard > and plugged the AC power cord back in, it would light up orange, just as the > old board did that was removed from the laptop. When I plug this cable back > into the motherboard and re-install the AC power cord, it does not light up, > thus it will not charge the battery and certainly will not start up the > computer. > > I am wondering now if this is a sign of a bad motherboard? If so, any > advance warnings, suggestions, etc. or should I just keep it as an attractive > paperweight or bookend?
I think you are right about the motherboard. BUT... try disconnecting the following and power it up: Harddrive Memory Keyboard Trackpad WiFi card Anything external Then try it with ANYTHING plugged into the motherboard -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
