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    Reviving a PowerBook 165c

    I tried: 1) Booting without the battery -- no luck :( 2) PMU reset - held interrupt and reset for 25 seconds (w/o power), waited 10 minutes. Plugged in power, and no luck:( I did test the power adapters. My Apple adapter (the gray power brick) shows 0V, but the replacement I purchased from...
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    Reviving a PowerBook 165c

    I recently purchased a PowerBook 165c that did not include a power adapter. I had a PB100 series charger in my stockpile, so I took a chance. Unfortunately, the computer would not boot w/ the charger I had on hand. I went to eBay and purchased a new power adapter, but it didn't work either. I...
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