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    PowerBook 3400 small popping noise when plugged in

    Last month I recently got a decent PowerBook 3400c (I don't know the specs of it yet) When I plug it a known good charger it's making a small popping noise and yes I did remove the VARTA PRAM battery from it that didn't leak inside of it thankfully So the popping noise would be related to bad...
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    PRAM battery removed and I will have to send the PowerBook to get recapped so I can use it

    PRAM battery removed and I will have to send the PowerBook to get recapped so I can use it
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    Added this nice PowerBook 3400c to my collection I will have to send it to get it recapped...

    Added this nice PowerBook 3400c to my collection I will have to send it to get it recapped since it's only making a popping noise and yes I did remove the PRAM battery out of it I will also need to get a replacement front bezel for it since it's cracked
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    If I put pressure on the palmrest where the GPU is I was able to get the screen working It did...

    If I put pressure on the palmrest where the GPU is I was able to get the screen working It did show some graphical glitches on the screen as well
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    Added this nice iBook G3 Dual USB (800mhz) to my collection It does works but the GPU needs to...

    Added this nice iBook G3 Dual USB (800mhz) to my collection It does works but the GPU needs to be reflowed
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    Here's a Macintosh Server G3 Blue and White that I bought on eBay for a future restoration...

    Here's a Macintosh Server G3 Blue and White that I bought on eBay for a future restoration project I need to get some case parts and a graphics card for it alongside with the proper IDE hard drive cable
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    Not Macintosh related but I finally got my IBM ThinkPad 380ED I'm waiting for my CD-R's to show...

    Not Macintosh related but I finally got my IBM ThinkPad 380ED I'm waiting for my CD-R's to show up and I will install Windows 95 on it (I'm currently doing a temporary Windows 98 SE install for now)
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    Yes the GBA was the first Nintendo ARM handheld @Snial

    Yes the GBA was the first Nintendo ARM handheld @Snial
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    My 165 likes to reboot randomly when it feels like it

    My 165 likes to reboot randomly when it feels like it
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    My Game Boy collection

    My Game Boy collection
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    Added this nice clear Game Boy Pocket in my collection of handhelds

    Added this nice clear Game Boy Pocket in my collection of handhelds
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    Happy New Year

    Happy New Year
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    After one year of being dead due to a bad analog board and putting a good working replacement...

    After one year of being dead due to a bad analog board and putting a good working replacement analog board and a good PSU my 800k Macintosh SE is alive once again
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    Gave my Mac SE SuperDrive a nice BlueSCSI upgrade and so far it's fantastic and I'm loving it so...

    Gave my Mac SE SuperDrive a nice BlueSCSI upgrade and so far it's fantastic and I'm loving it so far The original 40mb Quantum ProDrive still works and thankfully I have backed it up alongside with that 160mb Conner drive that stopped working sadly
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    I only care about classic Macs and classic PC's from the late 90's

    I only care about classic Macs and classic PC's from the late 90's
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