Not patient enough to wait to get a PRAM battery which I also need, I went ahead and checked the 64MB RAM module per the list.
Very loose and sitting slightly cockeyed. Not even close to being seated. I suppose the keyboard must have been keeping it barely in. Fixed that, and "all my troubles went away." No more random Finder freezes and I can now hot swap the floppy with success. The type of connector it uses is familiar to me. I think I saw that on my PB180's 10MB module as well. Although I didn't attempt to improve/modify/hack/kludge the module into a more secure situation, I'm curious as to how Apple's official fix of adding an adhesive strip (was that right?) between the module and keyboard could help. It seems it would do the opposite--that is, have the potential to pull the module up and out should the keyboard ever become less than fully tied down seeing as how the module would now be semi-glued to it. I can see however, how a thin spacer of some sort could be placed between keyboard bottom and RAM module to keep a little more pressure on the module. Anyone tried such a fix? I also thought it might be a good idea to find a way to tie down the other end somehow . The part of the board away from the connector (towards the screen, where the keyboard ribbon connectors plug into the motherboard) seems to act as a lever. unless it too is held down I can see how the board could be easily worked loose at the other end. -David -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
