mx-v
Well-known member
Hey.
I got a PowerBook 165 from eBay. Auction stated it was working but when I got it, it wasn't. So I'm doing some troubleshooting and I'm kinda stumped, having no experience with 68k PowerBooks at all.
First, it won't start using the power button.
Hitting the reset switch will start it. It chimes, spins up the hard disk and gives a blank white screen, then it stays there.
If I put a floppy in, it won't scan it nor eject it. Will just start as described above.
Opening it, I can't see anything obviously wrong. But lacking a T8 screwdriver, I can't really dig into it yet.
If I unplug the keyboard/trackball ribbons, the power button will work. (odd?) But will still boot as described above.
Battery is dead, of course.
My next step will be to hook an ADB keyboard and mouse to see if that changes anything, buy a T8 and dissassemble/clean/reseat/reassemble everything.
It's not much info yet, but maybe someone had ran into the same problem before? I hope no major parts are fried.
Thanks for any advice.
Here's a link to the auction, if it's any help:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140499243598
I got a PowerBook 165 from eBay. Auction stated it was working but when I got it, it wasn't. So I'm doing some troubleshooting and I'm kinda stumped, having no experience with 68k PowerBooks at all.
First, it won't start using the power button.
Hitting the reset switch will start it. It chimes, spins up the hard disk and gives a blank white screen, then it stays there.
If I put a floppy in, it won't scan it nor eject it. Will just start as described above.
Opening it, I can't see anything obviously wrong. But lacking a T8 screwdriver, I can't really dig into it yet.
If I unplug the keyboard/trackball ribbons, the power button will work. (odd?) But will still boot as described above.
Battery is dead, of course.
My next step will be to hook an ADB keyboard and mouse to see if that changes anything, buy a T8 and dissassemble/clean/reseat/reassemble everything.
It's not much info yet, but maybe someone had ran into the same problem before? I hope no major parts are fried.
Thanks for any advice.
Here's a link to the auction, if it's any help:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140499243598