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Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / April 2005Dissembling WallStreet
Can anyone point me to a site which shows how to dissemble a G3 300 MHz WallStreet? This unit is completely dead, wont power up, wont light any lights charging its battery even on plug-in. Might be something simple such as a connector come loose under the keyboard or a dead power supply? Is the power supply difficult/impossible to fix? > Can anyone point me to a site which shows how to dissemble a G3 300 MHz > WallStreet? This unit is completely dead, wont power up, wont light any > lights charging its battery even on plug-in. > > Might be something simple such as a connector come loose under the keyboard > or a dead power supply? Is the power supply difficult/impossible to fix? You can download the service manual from my webspace if you email me i will show you where. apax63 at dsl dot pipex dot com > Can anyone point me to a site which shows how to dissemble a G3 300 MHz > WallStreet? This unit is completely dead, wont power up, wont light any > lights charging its battery even on plug-in. > > Might be something simple such as a connector come loose under the keyboard > or a dead power supply? Is the power supply difficult/impossible to fix? For a Service Manual go to: http://home.earthlink.net/~strahm_s/manuals.html Try disconnecting the PRAM battery from the logic board (see manual). Raise the keyboard and there will be a small white connector near the right center. This is where the PRAM battery connects to the logic board. Disconnect this and see if it boots. If it boots, keep it plugged in for a day or say and reconnect the PRAM battery. You don't even have to replace it. Good luck, Frank fmgtech@cox.net [snip] > Disconnect this and see if it boots. If it boots, keep it plugged in > for a day or say and reconnect the PRAM battery. You don't even have to > replace it. Why not replace it? I have a WSII that won't reliably wake from sleep among other things, and I suspect the PRAM battery is the cause of it's occasional misbehavior. Pretty cool, ntl. Over 6(?) years old and still useful. Never been back to Apple for a repair either. > Why not replace it? I have a WSII that won't reliably wake > from sleep among other things, and I suspect the PRAM > battery is the cause of it's occasional misbehavior. Cost is the reason I don't replace mine. I've had it since 01/1999. > Pretty cool, ntl. Over 6(?) years old and still useful. > Never been back to Apple for a repair either. Mine's been back several times. Thankfully, they were all during its Applecare contract, so I was only out the time I couldn't use the thing. It's had its CD-ROM drive replaced, a battery replaced, the bottom of the case replaced, the hinges replaced, the screen replaced twice, and probably some things I don't recall off-hand. CPU board? Motherboard? I don't remember. Now I've got a second Wallstreet for parts, though I haven't used it for much yet. I dunno how long I can keep this thing going. :-) I used one of the batteries from the parts machine to replace a dead battery, and bought a new battery a few months ago. I expect I could keep my Wallstreet going for a long time. I've also upgraded the heck out of it, most recently with an 802.11g card. Still, it's a Wallstreet. If I want new features, I'm going to have to get a new machine to supplant it some day. :-/  SignatureThough I've tried, I've fallen... / I have sunk so low I have messed up / Better I should know In article <howard-A0F49D.12102323042005@news.supernews.com>, > > Why not replace it? I have a WSII that won't reliably wake > > from sleep among other things, and I suspect the PRAM > > battery is the cause of it's occasional misbehavior. > > Cost is the reason I don't replace mine. I've had it since 01/1999. That's what I figured. I optimistically read the post as though there might be something unique about the WS that got around PRAM battery issues. > > Pretty cool, ntl. Over 6(?) years old and still useful. > > Never been back to Apple for a repair either. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > card. Still, it's a Wallstreet. If I want new features, I'm going to > have to get a new machine to supplant it some day. :-/ No functioning battery. I did the NewerTech upgrade when it was first available. I've got an Orinoco Silver in there. I've replaced the HD several times, and am actually considering doing it again, as the PB is my web radio tuner on the HiFi and might become a permanent MP3 player. I did remove it from daily use by replacing it with an iBook, which is a great upgrade. > I did remove it from daily use by replacing it with an > iBook, which is a great upgrade. I believe it. I originally bought it so I could go to LAN parties. I've done that with it, but not for several years, for obvious reasons. That really used to blow the PC users away. Not only was I there with a Mac, but it was a LAPTOP and I was putting some of them AWAY using a TOUCHPAD! Granted, their concept of "touchpad" and Apple's concept of "touchpad" have little to do with each other, but they didn't KNOW that. :-)))) Anyway, even with the Sonnet 500MHz G3 upgrade, the current disk drive (yes, I've upgraded it several times too. 2GB just doesn't cut it), and 512MB of memory, it's still what it is. But, assuming all I *really* need is web, e-mail, and a few other basic things from it, I've got no reason to replace it yet. It's running 10.2.8 just fine. My last LAN party so far was with my 2GHz dual G5, which fit the expected form factor better, but looked good doing it. That was a while ago, and I don't expect to do it again unless I can find a LAN party for older people. "Older" meaning "30s and up" rather than "pre-teens to 20s". Yikes. I'm not holding my breath. SignatureThough I've tried, I've fallen... / I have sunk so low I have messed up / Better I should know > Can anyone point me to a site which shows how to dissemble a G3 300 MHz You're going to lie to your Wallstreet? Why? Or did you mean "disassemble"? SignatureThough I've tried, I've fallen... / I have sunk so low I have messed up / Better I should know > Can anyone point me to a site which shows how to dissemble a G3 300 MHz > WallStreet? This unit is completely dead, wont power up, wont light any > lights charging its battery even on plug-in. > > Might be something simple such as a connector come loose under the keyboard > or a dead power supply? Is the power supply difficult/impossible to fix? Try www.pbfixit.com. Our old WS would not boot (acted as if totally dead) when the PRAM battery died - even when connected to power. Cathy Signature"there's a dance or two in the old dame yet." - mehitabel C.Stevenson, M.D. cats1921@invalidsonic.net > Can anyone point me to a site which shows how to dissemble a G3 300 MHz > WallStreet? This unit is completely dead, wont power up, wont light any > lights charging its battery even on plug-in. > > Might be something simple such as a connector come loose under the keyboard > or a dead power supply? Is the power supply difficult/impossible to fix? Here's a take apart slideshow for the WallStreet: <http://homepage.mac.com/sysop/PhotoAlbum3.html> Have you tried zapping the PRAM? I think it was shift-ctrl-fn-power. The green LED should come on (and the fan goes nuts). -R. |
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