DeGingerNinja Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Hello, i got got this PowerBook 160 from gumtree sold as is - I recapped the power supply and it’s giving a constant 7.8 volts I don’t get a chime only the screen pictured, no HDD spins up - and there are no electrolytics on the main board for me to recap so I’m stumped and have no clue on where to go from here any help would be much appreciated Please includ as much detail as possible ☺️ thankyou, ‘Jarrod Quote Link to post Share on other sites
techknight Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 (edited) My crystal ball is broken. Sorry... Without troubleshooting your never gonna know what the fault is. You need to dive into it. Remove the main battery if it hasnt been, and go from there. Take apart and check/reseat the CPU card, etc... Also from first glance, I know the LCD is bad. that line down the center is not a good sign, and the display will need recapped anyway. The screen itself will need some repair, as the mainboard MAY still be working but you cant hear the sound. Edited July 21, 2018 by techknight Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeGingerNinja Posted July 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 I have reseated all the boards and the main boards look undamaged with no orrosion, it had chimed once in first turn on but never since \ could a bad cmos battery cause issues like this ? And yes will need to recap lcd next, is this the repair you had in mind or something more intense? thankyou Quote Link to post Share on other sites
techknight Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 You have to start somewhere. And without a good LCD, you really really cant see whats going on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeGingerNinja Posted July 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Could using a monitor help at all ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
techknight Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 If you had one to plug into it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeGingerNinja Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Turns out I don’t have any mini 15 cables, I’ll recap the display and come back, can you easily replace the cmos battery and if so what should I use as a replacement? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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