gobabushka
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Ok, on my new powerbook, The I/O Port Cover will not close completely. Is this something that I can fix without having to take the computer apart, or does it have to be stripped down? I don't remember.
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PowerBook Pismo I/O Port Cover Not Closing
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J English Smith
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My memory is that they don't make that at all easy to fix. Both my Lombards have that problem. I can apply a little finger pressure on the right side and press-fit it closed, so I live with it. I think to really get at those little springs, you do have to tear it down pretty darn far. They may have changed something just slightly in the Pismo revision, because all of mine close better than the Lombards...weird.
gobabushka
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That's what I was afraid of. The computer had been sitting unused for a long time, along with a lombard. The rear door would not stay closed, even if I pushed it closed. So I decided to remove it for now, so it doesn't snag on anything and get broken.
J English Smith
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On my old 1400, before I got a new port door with the top bar intact, I used a small piece of double stick black velcro to keep it shut, which actually worked pretty well. You could do that with the Pis if you want the ports covered...a hunk right beside the video out would probably do it.
