[Ti] where's the "short"?

[J Winter]

Recent problem, happened only a few times (so far).

TiBook Original/Mercury (specs in signature).

Occasionally, when I touch/move the open book, e.g., pickingit up to  
move to differnet part of table, or, just shifting it's position:  
splat! Machine has quite. Happens whether pluggged-in or on battery.  
(I already know that PRAm battery needs replacement. I already know  
there is a short in cable that connects video-half to keyboard-half.  
(We repaired that short (worninsulation) and plan to replace that  
cable next time opening the TiBook.(Anyone know the part number or  
how I find oit?)

About the time these events began, I noticed that one of the screws  
on bottom case had fallen out. (I presume that reassembly when it was  
last opened included slightly angled-screwdriver, and I will  
appropriately ask for more attention to that detail next time. (They  
said they owe me a "free opening" i.e. no bench-fee, because they  
forgot to install the requested PRAM battery last time. Plan was/is  
to do that when i have purchased larger hard-drive to install, to  
replace original drive. Plan this soon. Want this to be last time to  
take TiBook apart (unless Motherboard or something else goes AND is  
cost-effective to repair).

So, I want to know if this new short is likely to be on the same  
cable I am about to order -- or, if it is likely to be somewhere  
else, and if there is some part I should be ordering.

Thanks.


J Winter
day at whidbey.net

Power Book: That is  the original Titanium (Jan 2001), code-name  
"Mercury"

400 MHz Power PC G 4, 640 MB SDRAM, OS X 10.4.11
Soon will get larger hard drive. Then increase to 1 GIG MEM.
Open to ideas for best use(s) of PCMIA slot.
(Have external USB-driven DVD-read/write drive.)



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