[Duo2400] Another busted 2400..Advise Requested Please

[Philip Lord]

Look here about the light thing.

http://webobjects.uwaterloo.ca/mac2400/power_reset_by_sydney_ho.htm

As for the ribbon cable, your best bet is to see if you can find 
someone who is parting out a 2400 and get the ribbon or the whole palm 
rest from them.

Good luck

Phil



On Tuesday, December 31, 2002, at 11:18 PM, jkufahl wrote:

> Another sad story.
>
> I was replacing the keyboard on a working 2400, carefully following 
> instructions found and given to me. Upon removing the trackpad and 
> palm rest assembly I damaged the connecting orange/gold ribbon cable 
> that is held on the underside. I snapped off like as though it was 
> very brittle. At first I did not notice the damage so I installed the 
> new keyboard and put the machine back together only to find that it 
> would not boot up. However the green light in the white translucent 
> release was lighted up. In fact this light did not go out even when I 
> unplugged the ac adapter and removed the battery.
>
> IS this machine worth repairing? Its a great little machine with a g3 
> upgrade and acceptable RAM. and what is the extent of the damage? Is 
> there mother board damage as that little green light staying on freaks 
> me out? Or is this machine a candidate for being parted out and 
> cutting my losses...
>
> All advice is greatly appreciated, I am a veteran mac tinkerer, but 
> this is my first 2400, and it poses...shall we say unique challenges.
>
> With lots of platonic love,
> Jonathan
>
>
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