Matt wrote: >Help! My recently upgraded PowerBase 180 up and stopped working last >night. I'm now wondering if I can fix it or if I should just sell of >all of the recently upgraded parts and buy a new machine. > >The machine was left running last night, as usual, but this morning it >was off. It gives no response whatsoever to pushing any buttons (power, >reset, CUDA, etc.). There were some power outages in my area last >night, but nothing else in my whole house was effected. Could it be the >power supply has taken a dump? The motherboard? > >A few months ago I upgraded it with a USB PCI card, a new G3 processor, >a bunch of RAM and a 40 GB HDD. Since this came on all of a sudden and >my normal fix-its aren't working I'm wary to spend more money on it just >buying and replacing parts lest it be all in vain. > >Any ideas? Suggestions?
Try pulling the plug and battery and letting it sit for 20 minutes or so. Frankly, it sounds like your power supply bit the green weenie. A cheap fix? Check eBay for another powerbase. They're goiong pretty cheap these days, you have all the parts for a swap out, and it's not a bad idea having a 'hangar queen' laying about. Cheers...Michael -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
