AMBER93

Q: HOW diagnose unresponsive Laptop??

When 4 adapters will not start it up, how does one access the Titanium T1 with 10.4.11?

with or without battery, normally it should start up. Doesn't with any of the adapters

One was brand new. others used. No way to test other than none of them became

warm after plugged into AC and connected to laptop and left overnight.

 

Alternative? remove internal 120G HD and put in external enclosure FW/USB? Comments?

PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.3.x), 10.3.9 T1 G4 Titanium 400Mhz

Posted on Dec 11, 2011 11:03 AM

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  • by Kappy,Helpful

    Kappy Kappy Dec 11, 2011 11:05 AM in response to AMBER93
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    Dec 11, 2011 11:05 AM in response to AMBER93

    Sounds like you have a dead motherboard.

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    AMBER93 AMBER93 Dec 11, 2011 11:44 AM in response to Kappy
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    Dec 11, 2011 11:44 AM in response to Kappy

    dead mb makes sense

    guess I'll yank the 120G HD and install it in an external FW/USB enclosure.

  • by Allan Jones,

    Allan Jones Allan Jones Dec 12, 2011 7:49 AM in response to AMBER93
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    Dec 12, 2011 7:49 AM in response to AMBER93

    Before abandoning the power supply testing, try one last thing. See if the adaptors warm up/light up when you put slight upward pressure on the adaptors's plug where it meets the computer case.

     

    The barrel-type power connector used on PowerBook logic boards has a bad tendency to loosen with use an stress. Slight upward pressure temporarily restores the electrical contact lost when the solder joints failed.

  • by AMBER93,

    AMBER93 AMBER93 Dec 14, 2011 1:37 PM in response to Allan Jones
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    Dec 14, 2011 1:37 PM in response to Allan Jones

    Thanks. Already fried that process Allan.  So I opened the T1 and removed the upgraded drive and 120G HD;

    ordered an enclosure case for the IDE drive; arrived today. About a 10 minute install into the drive enclosure and it is now connected by FW to this computer and all the files that were on the Laptop are now accessible from the former Laptop 120 G internal drive. The drive originally came from MCE technologies in 2010 as did the enclosure kit that arrived in 3 days from its order.

    Ezy as apple pie!!

    Thanks for all help chaps