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    New to me PB180...it's dead Jim...

    Tried a couple of different 7.1.1 CD images that came from Macintosh Garden/Repository and it seems BlueSCSI doesn't like any of them - CD3 InstallMeFirst CD.toast - bad SCSI LUN in filename, Using default LUN ID 0 - CD3 InstallMeFirst CD.toast CDROM / 80009216bytes / 78134KiB / 76MiB MODE2:0...
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    New to me PB180...it's dead Jim...

    Yay Powerbook BlueSCSI boots into 7.1.1 and the display looks great. 8MB machine. I tried to put the installer .cdr on there as an image after renaming the extension to .iso and using CD30 as the filename start but it doesn't show up on the desktop. Conventional wisdom seems to suggest that Mac...
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    New to me PB180...it's dead Jim...

    Unusually was expecting the drive to be a Connor but it's actually an IBM WDS-280 (80MB) but despite a few taps on the table it won't spin up. Oh well. I did open it up and the platter seems to spin freely so maybe the motor is banjaxed.
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    New to me PB180...it's dead Jim...

    It does have a ram expansion card but I can't tell size until I get it to boot to OS. But at least it isn't base memory. I may go 7.5.5 ?
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    New to me PB180...it's dead Jim...

    I ordered th PowerBook version of BlueSCSI. What’s the best OS to run on it ?
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    New to me PB180...it's dead Jim...

    I got the regular one. Maybe I need the PowerBook version. Is bluescsci still the one to go for?
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    New to me PB180...it's dead Jim...

    Yay that solved it. Replacing the Zener and the tantalum cap next to it (it have me an inconsistent read) brought it back to life. Screen appears to be undamaged, no missing lines and no tunnel vision I can see. Of course I am now getting the flashing question mark because I can't hear the HD...
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    New to me PB180...it's dead Jim...

    now why didn't I think of that...
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    New to me PB180...it's dead Jim...

    Yes, all I had to go on was the KW marking....
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    New to me PB180...it's dead Jim...

    I can only find the DDZ13BS in the super tiny packages....
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    New to me PB180...it's dead Jim...

    Well funny enough the guy I got it from didn't have a power brick so I'm wondering if someone tried to power it from a third party adaptor in which the polarity was wrong and that's what killed it.
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    New to me PB180...it's dead Jim...

    Removed from the board it tests conductive in both directions...
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    New to me PB180...it's dead Jim...

    Hmm well one of those is not like the other. I wasn’t paying attention and should have measured the package. Rookie mistake.
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    New to me PB180...it's dead Jim...

    Thanks I’ll order a few and test…
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    New to me PB180...it's dead Jim...

    I can't find it now but I thought there was a post here from someone who found a damaged diode on the motherboard and replacing it fixed it. I think I have a short on D15 as it was getting hot when powered up. ANybody had D15 go south or can tell me what it is - I can't make it out on the...
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