Kay
Member
I recently picked up a PowerBook 170 that was having some issues in hopes to repair it.
The operating system does not seem to boot, I see the cursor but nothing else happens. This seems as simple as reinstalling System 7. However what the seller did not mention was the mouse only registers vertical movement, not horizontal, so I am unable to move the cursor left and right. Any idea as to what the cause could be? I also heard 2 clicks from the speaker, not sure what to make of that. Corrosion?
As this is old tech I had some other concerns I needed to look into before powering on the device again. Any leaking/failing caps I need to look out for on the motherboard or charger?
The operating system does not seem to boot, I see the cursor but nothing else happens. This seems as simple as reinstalling System 7. However what the seller did not mention was the mouse only registers vertical movement, not horizontal, so I am unable to move the cursor left and right. Any idea as to what the cause could be? I also heard 2 clicks from the speaker, not sure what to make of that. Corrosion?
As this is old tech I had some other concerns I needed to look into before powering on the device again. Any leaking/failing caps I need to look out for on the motherboard or charger?