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PowerBook 5300c: won't boot from floppy, get error 41 when boot from HD

Sat, 24 Nov 2018 11:49:33 -0700

Here's a question for the "greybeards" out there:

I have a PowerBook 5300c, which when I attempt to boot it normally, gets an error 41 bomb when booted normally or with extensions off. I was running perfectly before I put it in storage a few months ago.

If I attempt to boot from a DiskTools2 floppy, it just spits the disk out and attempts to boot from the HD.

If I attempt to boot from a System 7.5.3 CD, using a SCSI external drive, I get a flashing ? icon, then it fails out to the internal HD.

The boot sequence appears to be correct; the bomb occurs right after the splash screen disappears, as the desktop is being drawn.

Thanks!

⟐ Answered November 24, 2018 at 11:49 MST

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PowerBook 5300c: How do I turn it on?

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 21:09:04 -0700

This is my "old computer" ('96). I want to recycle it, after checking to see what is on it. I don't have the manual, nor do I see a "power on" button.

⟐ Answer accepted October 21, 2014 at 21:09 MST

Macintosh Powerbook 5300cs: Static noise when plugging in; won't boot

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 01:29:18 -0700

Hello. I recently purchased an untested PowerBook 5300cs; once I received it, I found there to be a large amount of corrosion from the NiMH battery. Note that the majority of the pieces of circuitry did not have much, if any, corrosion on them.

After a two week process of soaking everything in vinegar and isopropanol, I plugged the laptop into the wall (with the battery removed, of course). It made a noise reminiscent of static, and showed no other signs of life. I unplugged it and replugged it; it didn’t make the static noise again, but it still wouldn’t boot. The HDD did not spin up, and the display (obviously) did not turn on.

I’m hoping it’s fixable, but I’m pretty sure the logic board is fried. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.

EDIT: After leaving it unplugged for a day and trying to start it up again, it started making the static noise again. Only the first few cycles of unplugging/replugging it, did it make the noise, however. (Note that “the static noise” is about half a second of static coming from the speaker built into the monitor)

⟐ Commented January 20, 2019 at 1:29 MST