Greetings, I've recently acquired a nice Powerbook 1400, been upgraded with a Sonnet 466 card, 64 MB ram, OS 9.1, pcmcia/ethernet modem. It runs like a champ, and it serves my modest needs for a traveling portable.
EXCEPT....the on/off key doesn't work on the keyboard. It won't start up or shut down using that method. I obtained a keyboard from an old Powerbook where I work; same result. I used the ADB keyboard from my Mac Color Classic (it still works great too), and while it doesn't start up using the power key it will recognize the shut down command through the power key. I have to start it using the power management button on the back panel. I wonder if that's good for it or not - though it isn't too much of a problem, except i'd like it to work. Suspiciously, some of the keyboard startup combinations, like zapping the PRAM (which i did), work very reluctantly. I haven't tried the Apple-C yet and I wonder if it will work. Worth noting: the battery holds a charge for about two minutes. It's pretty exhausted. One I've come across is replacing the PRAM battery (my tech shop will do that for me, luckily, because I'm bad with a soldering iron). It seems to keep the time and date, however (it was recently unplugged and didn't jump back to say, 1904)....but I'd appreciate any insights anyone on the list can give me. Regards, Chase Clements Kansas City MO (new to the list) -- 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
