09-13-2007, 10:45 AM
I've been fortunate to not have a need to delve into any of my PowerBook/iBook innards but the need may have come to the fore. Yesterday I scored a 1.67 PB 15" at a reasonable price. After an evening of cleaning sneeze snot off the screen and unbelievable crud from the case and KB, I have it up and running. The Charger connection is "iffy" though. It seems to be fussy about how it's plugged in - the guy who sold it (for his sister, he said) explained that he inserted it with the split up which should have no bearing, and I pretty much ignored it - once home, I see I should have paid more attention. So the question is: Does this at first glance seem to be a logic board issue and were these things fragile from the start? Did I bite a bull in the butt? Finally - if I decide the aggravation isn't worth the effort or expense, what would a model like this bring for parts? The screen is excellent now sans snot, superdrive works, 100GB HDD, Tiger. Should I sell it before the logic board fails if that's what's imminent? I don't want to gouge anybody so all defects will be listed including a couple small dents in the lower case corners. Man, this person was a slob with no concern for a beautiful piece of equipment. I only hope she replaced it with a Dull!