[muglo] Re: A Powerbook G3

>>boots. So it is a voltage thing. Hardware for sure then?
>
>I have no idea what you mean with a "voltage thing". I'm also not convinced 
>that it's necessarily _faulty_ hardware. It could be a loose connection.

>So it *does* boot with the powercord in and juice flowing.

No. It *won't* boot with the powercord plugged into the main and into the 
powerbook.
It will boot with the powercord *not* plugged into the main yet plugged 
into the powerbook



>What does it *not* do right now? It seems like the only thing that doesn't 
>work is the keyboard. Is it possible that the keyboard isn't plugged in 
>properly?

I also thought that was possible, but it I took it apart and the ribbons 
and connectors seem fine.



> If you press the Caps Lock key, does the little light under the 
>key light up (if Caps Lock on the Wallstreet behaves that way)?

Any key on the keyboard does not work in any way. No lights from the Caps 
Lock key.



>So, how do you turn on the computer? With the Power key on the keyboard?

The powerkey and the trackpad work



>Have you tried hooking up an external keyboard (ADB IIRC)? 

Yes, but they don't have function keys.



>IIRC it involves removing a back-up battery whilst you remove the main 
>battery.


Returning to my conundrum about dissassembly... I can get the keyboard 
out and the heatsink off. I cannot get the bottom off to check for a 
loose connection.



>Hey <light bulb goes on>! Have you tried that? Removing *both* the back-up 
>battery and the main battery at the same time and leaving the computer 
>sitting for an hour or two?

Will try that when I have time. Is the backup battery accessible via 
keyboard removal?



>PS I should have the "ta=ke ap-art" manual for it sitting around somewhere 
>(though, you may have to wait until after the 22nd) if you don't already 
>have it.

Will be away for a week anyway. Won't get back to it before the 19th.




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