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

[PaulKurtz III]

To save $300 I would follow some of the online instructions to replace your
hard drive, pop your iBook open, and get that screw out.

Paul


On 1/18/03 6:54 PM, "maizychicken" <maizychicken at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 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.
> 
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