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The left-most insert connecting the screen and bezel assembly to the hinge has come loose from its roots, with its screw stuck firmly inside. With the Powerbook being designed the way it is, I can't disassemble it for other repairs until I take out that screw. I've tried grabbing the insert from...

As is often the case with these machines, I've had to repair the standoffs connecting the back panel of my Powerbook's screen to the hinges. However, nothing I've tried so far has been able to help the fact that, when I close it, it still seems to be trying to prise itself apart at the seams, as...

I have a Powerbook 180 in relatively okay condition and I've been meaning to rig up a battery for it for some time. As it stands right now, my plan is to find a 6V NiMH R/C battery that fits in the battery bay and has similar capacity to the original spec, solder some appropriate connectors to...

As what I can only assume to be the result of a dodgy repair job I made when I was a teenager, for a long time now my Powerbook 180 has been unable to read any and all floppy disks I give it. Fortunately, the drive isn't completely unresponsive - when a disk is inserted, the drive will attempt...

For quite some time now I've had a Macintosh Powerbook 180 that has worked pretty much perfectly, spare a malfunctioning floppy drive and a long-since removed PSRAM expansion card - I'd been using it more lately, and even typed up some short stories since I just found it nice to write on...