Recent content by MaxVCad

Hmm, can you explain a bit more about the clamping idea you have? I don't really understand what these things do or even how they're connected. There are a bunch of wires beneath the plastic things, but I don't get why each plastic thing has a little processor on top.. Or whatever that is.

I've been working on repairing this Powerbook 180c for the past week or so.. Initially the LCD was working fine, with some minor horizontal artifacts when I would open windows like in Photo 3. As of a few days ago, it operates more like Photo 2. There's a buzzing noise emitting from the four...

The trouble ended up being the HDD. I got another one on eBay for $20 and problem solved. I was able to initiate the disk, partition it and update it without issue. I then installed System 7.5. I'm having issues with DiskCopy. I don't know if it's because the floppy IMG files I'm writing are...

Thanks Byrd.. One last question - do you have any idea exactly what floppy image I need for this Norton Disk Doctor you speak of? I downloaded Norton Utilities for Mac v 3.5.3 yesterday and created all of the floppies but none of them booted the computer.. It just spat em out. Am I missing...

Ok, I tried the firm tap method and it seemed to make some forward progress. Now when I boot the computer, it gives the startup gong and shows the smiley Mac face on the screen. After a few minutes like this, the smiley Mac turns into a floppy with a question mark. When I try putting in the...

Thanks for the input Mac Effects.. Yeah I did the paperclip method to get the floppy out. The machine boots off floppy no problem so I guess it's a HDD issue. I haven't fixed the power issue yet, I'm hoping maybe if I clean the power port it'll help. Kind of annoying to have to place the charger...

I just acquired a really clean PowerBook 180c but am having some trouble getting it to boot. I'm having issues with two things (that I know of so far, ha).. Any help would be really appreciated. I want to get this up and running so that I can use it to put software on my dad's old Mac SE. And...