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Hopefully I didn't find out the hard way. Fingers crossed that the HD was on its way out already.

Do you think there's a strong chance I damaged it permanently? That would be a real bummer. :( I picked up an 8v/2.5a power supply. I was hoping that it would work out, but I wonder if even the extra 1/2 volt would be too much.

Posted this same question in my PB 170 thread under the Powerbooks forum. At the risk of seeming impatient, I thought I'd ask here as there seems to be more eyes. Would running the 170 on a 12v/2A instead of 7.5v/2A damage it? It ran for a total of less than 10 minutes in 2-4 minutes sessions...

The first time I saw it was after I had been exploring the hard drive. I got up to get something and came back after a couple minutes to find what I think is the Macbugs screen. If I pressed escape, I could get back to the desktop, but it was frozen. When I did a hard reboot, it started to go...

I should also add that the hard drive doesn't spin up anymore. It (obviously) did when it was booting into the system.

I forgot to mention that debug also show a Sad Mac above the codes. xx(

Yes, it does. It has a reset and the debug switch holes. pressing the debug switch gets me: 0000000F 0000000D But this isn't the same as the screen I was referring to. It's been a long while since I've seen it, but the other screen reminded me of the Macbugs utility thing.

Good find! Screen looks very bright. Was this a true landfill liberation, or did you get this one by legitimate means?

Well that was short lived. Won't boot from the hard drive now. I get the infamous flashing question mark. > :( It will boot from floppy, but I don't have any 7.1+ systems to get it to boot from. I had a couple boots that froze after the extension parade (never made it to the desktop), but...

Scored a Powerbook 170 and couple other PBs as mentioned in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16943 The bezel is a little loose on the hinge and one side. Byrd and Trash80toHP_Mini gave me some good tips for securing it. Before I was going to set to work on that, I decided that I was going...

Amazing haul!

Excellent conquest! :b&w:

Thanks Byrd and Trash80toHP_Mini for the tips. First I want to see if it'll boot before I take it apart. I'll need to try and round up a power supply. I love the look of the 1xx Powerbooks using the 140 style chassis. They have a very 'computery' look. Anyone have take-apart guides for the 170...

Sold off some Windows laptops and parts I had Craigslisted to a guy who does refurb/repair. While there, we got on the subject of old Macs. He said that he had some old Mac laptops in his garage storage. He ended up giving me Powerbook 170, Duo 230 & Powerbook 3400. All three look in good...