On Saturday, November 30, 2002, at 10:30 PM, Edwin Morrow wrote: > Picked up several used computers today along with a powerbook duo 230 > as > it was very cheap. Now that i have it home, not sure what to do with > it! > :-) Turned it on, using the adaptor for the wall and at first the :-( > face appeared.
If you have a Sad Mac face, this is an indication of a broken Mac. Sorry, there's the reason it was so cheap. There should be numbers ad letters under the sad mac face, what are they? You can tell what it's not liking that way. (It could be something as simple as loose RAM or something as serious as a blown logic board.) A bad or unformatted hard drive should result in a flashing floppy disk with a question mark on it. > After it chared for a while, it would spin up, but only a > blue back ground would appear, no cursor. After it *what* for a while? > Also, how do I load software? > Can I get a cable and load from my desk top? Sorry if these are basic > questions, but I'm new to this lap top thing. :-) Duos only have an Appletalk connection. You're really going to need a Dock for it to be usable. If there' no OS on the hard drive there's no way to boot it up. With a Dock you can boot from a floppy disk, at least. > -- Wherever you go, there you are. Bruce Johnson -- 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
