Lo and behold I noticed that grounding wire wasn't connected. It doesn't look like it ever was for that matter. Is this normal? If not, does anyone know where it hooks up to?

Thanks!

emaq123

I guess I should have been more specific.

It's in the AC plug housing. It's the third pole (the one that isn't parallel to the other). The green lead is soldered to that third pole, and I guess the lead is about an inch and a half long. It has a loop terminal at the other end that isn't connected to anything (the kind that you sould pass a bolt or screw through that would fasten to a tab of metal and therefore, ground

....(after about a five minute pause)Ok, I'm back, I found a tab of metal sticking up that's got a nut and bolt fastened to it but it's doesn't seemed to be for any specific purpose. It's sitting right next to two purple capacitor type looking things. It's the only logical place where it would go. Now there is something connected on the bottom of that tab, but I have no idea what it could be.

....(another five minutes) OK, I think I found it. That tab of metal has something to connected to it already. It doesn't seem logical that quality control would have fastened that nut to that bolt without out connecting the grounding wire first. It the nut was floating around inside the case, OK, but it was deliberately fastened WITHOUT the grounding wire.

Therefore, I have concluded that it actually passes in between another tab of metal that is held by one of the four bolts that fastens the case together. So that when you put the bolt fasteners through it, it passes through that grounding loop terminal. When I opened it up, it must have just come loose. This in fact would ground it to the chasis of the computer which is where I think it HAS to ground. Does this make sense? Can anyone back me up on my logic?

I hate to be long winded about this, but I would hate to go through all this trouble (especially where you're concerned, Emaq123...for all your trouble as well :}) only to blow the darn thing up!!!

Thank you for your patience.

sincerely

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Hey sorry,

I guess I should have been more specific.

It's in the AC plug housing. It's the third pole (the one that isn't parallel to the other). The green lead is soldered to that third pole, and I guess the lead is about an inch and a half long. It has a loop terminal at the other end that isn't connected to anything (the kind that you sould pass a bolt or screw through that would fasten to a tab of metal and therefore, ground

....(after about a five minute pause)Ok, I'm back, I found a tab of metal sticking up that's got a nut and bolt fastened to it but it's doesn't seemed to be for any specific purpose. It's sitting right next to two purple capacitor type looking things. It's the only logical place where it would go. Now there is something connected on the bottom of that tab, but I have no idea what it could be.

....(another five minutes) OK, I think I found it. That tab of metal has something to connected to it already. It doesn't seem logical that quality control would have fastened that nut to that bolt without out connecting the grounding wire first. It the nut was floating around inside the case, OK, but it was deliberately fastened WITHOUT the grounding wire.

Therefore, I have concluded that it actually passes in between another tab of metal that is held by one of the four bolts that fastens the case together. So that when you put the bolt fasteners through it, it passes through that grounding loop terminal. When I opened it up, it must have just come loose. This in fact would ground it to the chasis of the computer which is where I think it HAS to ground. Does this make sense? Can anyone back me up on my logic?

I hate to be long winded about this, but I would hate to go through all this trouble (especially where you're concerned, Emaq123...for all your trouble as well :}) only to blow the darn thing up!!!

Thank you for your patience.

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I'll do that. I actually just did, and it looks like it does bend to one of the case fastener holes. I guess it went in there. My only concern is if it actually bend around the metal chasis. If it does, I'm concerened about it being pinched with the case. I'll double check with the service manual and see what it says. Thanks again!!!

Thanks again!

Talk to you later!

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