Pushing my power supply hookup to the right or left and even pressing it more firmly will get a boot all the way to the "A:" prompt. I'll look into the glue thing too, but my female end of the power supply on the 190 is distinctively loose. Dale ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 08:20:20 -0700 (PDT) To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PowerBook 190 Powerup No-Go
> > --- Dale Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've ended up with a PB 190 which has a cable with > > the female end lose. Unless I press to oneside or > > the other, it will power up with the Mac sound but > > will shut off immediately. I'm going to trim the > > area around the hookup and solder it a bit tighter > > to see if that works. The female connection is > > definitely loose. Mine is a color 190. > > okmac > > I have 4 different AC Adaptors and 4 different > batteries. Same results for all of them. Dosen't > matter if the AC is plugged in or not really. Same > result with a fully charged battery too (I know it's > charged because I have another 190 that it works fine > in) > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Scott Howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2004 18:16:17 -0400 > > To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: PowerBook 190 Powerup No-Go > > > > > Hi All- > > > > > > My PowerBook 190 greyscale has been sitting > > unplugged for a few months now. > > > When I recently plugged it in and tried booting > > up, no go. Nothing. Except > > > the green power light stays on. I've re-set the > > Power Manager button and > > > that turns it off (the green light) immediately, > > but as soon as I try > > > booting again, same thing. > > > > > > Has it finally had it's day or is this a common > > problem? > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > "Playing the harp is more productive than waging > > war." Eladicious 31:1 (2003) > > www.dalehill.us > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > -- > 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 > "Playing the harp is more productive than waging war." Eladicious 31:1 (2003) www.dalehill.us -- 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
