You should start with resetting the PMU... http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58416&SaveKCWindowURL=http%3A%2F%2Fkbase.info.apple.com%2Fcgi-bin%2FWebObjects%2Fkbase.woa%2Fwa%2FSaveKCToHomePage&searchMode=Assisted&kbhost=kbase.info.apple.com&showButton=false&randomValue=100&showSurvey=false&sessionID=anonymous|164758369
if it doesn't work then, i'd have to say that it may have been too much voltage (the battery to the 1xx except 190 was 6.75v) and requires a mere 15w of power, Warning: Using an AC adapter that produces more than 19 W with a PowerBook 100 or 150 computer will damage the computer's logic board. that is from apple's site, it may only apply to the 150 and 100, but if the battery(i imagine it would) had such a grossly excess amount of power it may also to damage your 170. Guess what, I don't even have my PowerBook yet and I know this stuff, lol, i'm so excited. Can't wait to get it. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My oldest Powerbook, a 170 which I saved from scrap > a bit back was a little > toy I played with when I got bored back in the day. > Pretty much everything > didn't work. But after much time and effort the only > things I could never get > working was the battery, trackball and the space > bar. So after that it sat in > my room collecting dust until today when I pulled it > out. > > Anyway, I never had a power supply for the thing so > I fabricated one from a > step down transformer which I normally used to give > the battery a little > juice which allowed me about 5-10 minutes of > fiddling time. But this time I > tried using a 12v car battery to power it and it > worked. The OS was all > screwed up so I did a fresh install of 7.5.5 and > gave it a go to actually use > it again. Ok, now here's the odd thing. Everything > was working great until I > shut it down. After I did, I could never get it > started again. No bong (or > death tone), no hard drive activity and the screen > got these weird bright red > lines across it (even though it's a 1-bit 140 > monitor). It also won't even > react unless I plug power to the back and put the > battery in. Any idea's > guys? It would really be a shame to scrap it after > all this time and work, > thanks. > > Jake > > -- > 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 $299 > | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PowerBooks list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! > http://www.applelinks.com > ===== ***Justin, your annoyance of the moment, ;-D ***1 - ZAGIFLAS ***2 - ZEEKYBOOGYDOOG ***3 - LEEGSNAGZIT ***The national debt is at times an ally, leaving the people to fend for themsleves, the national debt is at times an ally, leaving the people to fend for themselves, but then, THE PEOPLE FOUND OUT THE LIIIIEEE! ***The new AMD Claw-Hammer is far superior to the P4 and Intels 64 platform. Seeing that a 1.6Ghz is rated 3200+ it has 2X IPC. SUCK MY ^$@* INTEL! (Note, especially in 3D, the Intel Rating is mostly underrated somewhat) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com -- 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
