Ok, picked up a Power PC 5400/180 for free from my friend. He got it for 5 bucks with no keyboard or mouse. So he hooked up a spare Keyboard and Mouse, turned it on, and it booted and stayed on for 10 minutes then died. So he gave it to me, and now I'm pulling out hair trying to get this piece of crap to work.
First off I tore the thing apart, checked the fuse on the power pack, and it did not appear to be blown. The RAM and all cables were plugged into there place, and double checked. I could not get to the CD-ROM or Hard Drive, because Apple is (artistic) and builds there crap like a Rubix cube, making it impossible for someone to figure out how to fully dis-assemble and upgrade there hardware themselves.
I put it all back together, turned the power switch on in the back...
...nothing, hit a bunch of keys on the keyboard (because it is artistic not to label the power button as a power button)...
...nothing.
So I wonder, if the Rayovoc battery on the mother board is dead, would it cause it to act like this?
I really want this running since it will run BeOS.
Thankx in advanced for any help.
P.S. Are there manuals on-line in PDF format or something that shows how to fully take these pieces of artistic crap apart?
