[P1] Well, I've done it now!!!!

[maizychicken]

on 1/18/03 6:49 PM, Charles Broderick at chasbrod at inreach.com wrote:

> 
> I had to get a loose screw out of my Powerbook 2400 one time...
> 
> DO NOT... I repeat DO NOT turn it back on (sorry for the shouting, wanted
> to emphasize the "do not")--the screw could short out something when power
> is restored.
> 
> As long as it is off, you can shake, rattle and roll it all you want, it
> really doesn't matter, as long as the hard drive is not working.
> 
> If you leave it in there, it may stayed jammed for a while, but may work
> it's way out again--there was a discussion on another list a while back
> about a similar thing, and the guy operated his powerbook this way for over
> a month before the screw touched something and shorted out the motherboard.
> 
> Afraid this is all the help I can offer right now.
> 
> 


Thanks Charles.  This confirms what Apple said about not turning the machine
on.  Glad I trusted my gut on this one.  Just hope it doesn't come to
sending the iBook in to Apple.