James;
What happens is, when the power adapter is plugged in, at some point it
was probably bumped, which causes a crack on the logic board itself,
where that little round port attaches to the logic board. the only
Apple sanctioned solution is to replace the logic board. you may be
able to take the computer apart (not for the faint of heart) and solder
bridge that broken connection.
I used to do Apple service so I saw this happen a lot. No real way to
avoid it happening when someone bumps it, that is the weakest point and
it breaks. From what you described, that sounds like the problem.
Having a Apple service center check it out would confirm my
observation, but it maybe a costly repair. Which G3 is it again? I
have a bronze Keyboard G3, the one with firewire on the logic board,
that was only the logic board left on it. You're welcome to it, if it
would work for you.
Geoffrey Stormzand
storm.Consulting
702.493.9400
Las Vegas, NV USA
On Dec 27, 2003, at 7:24 PM, James Mandy wrote:
Geoffrey, thanks for your reply...
How can I check the fault? Should I open the machine or take it to a
service
center to be looked at?
Thanks,
- Original Message -
From: Geoffrey Stormzand [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: dvd/cdrom for G3 + PRAM (was) Re: Hi! newbie...
Sounds like the problem with you powerBook, and the batteries is
actually a problem with the connection on the logic board where the
charger plugs in. If that little port is broken the computer will
still function but won't charge. that would also make you PRAM setting
not hold. because that batteries aren't getting charges.
On Dec 26, 2003, at 7:46 PM, James Mandy wrote:
Hi James and welcome to the list.
I can't help you with the cd drive but if you're
bandwidth-challenged,
I've
got the latest 3 YDL isos (3.0.1) here and could burn them for you
if
required.
Regards
Larry Pohl
Larry, thank you for your kind offer, I run a 512k link at home and
have
already down'ed and burned the ISO's ready for my YDL installation
experience. Very eager to get it cranking...
I also require new PRAM for the powerbook, doesnt keep date/time,
settings,
etc. painful... new battery (or two), more ram, and a new HDD,
sheesh,
add
all that up and it's probably a new ibook... :)
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