At 15:32 Uhr -0500 17.11.2002, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > my recently acquired PB 5300c shows the annoying behaviour of >> frequently and randomly freezing, even with all extensions off. When >> shutdown, the computer does only reluctantly start with the help of a >> forced restart. When put to sleep by shutting the display, it >> crashes, too. >> My problems might have to do with the exchange of the original >> trackpad against one of a PB 190. This was suggested to me by one of >> the list members to gain the functionality of the button trackpad, >> and it has worked alright - except of the crashes, of course. >> Has anyone who did this swap experienced similiar problems or do they >> lie elsewhere? > >If you were in the system replacing the track pad you could well have >jostled something else loose, like the memory or processor card, which >is what it sounds like.
And Drew wrote: >(Did I recommend this?) I have a 190 trackpad in my 5300ce and it >works great. No crashes, nothing. The trackpad should be 100% >compatible. >As Bruce mentioned, you might want to check to make sure your RAM is >seated correctly and that the data ribbon cable for the trackpad is >inserted correctly/completely. Thanks, Bruce and Drew (yes, you were the one, thanks again)! The RAM-card looked seated alright, but after removing it the aforementioned problems have (apparently, knocking on wood) ceased. Do you think it was just the seating or could the card have gone bad? (I have checked it with TechTool 2 and no problems showed up) Nils -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
