Apple powerbook firewire User Manual

 
Internal Hardware Locator 
PowerBook (FireWire)
20 
Basics 
Internal Hardware Locator
Microprocessor
Board I/O
Logic 
Board PCMCIA
 Cardcage
(Under
AirPort Card)
Modem Card
(Under 
Heat Exchanger) Fan BatteryInverter
BoardSound
Card Hard 
Drive
Backup
BatteryExpansion
Bay Power 
Supply Card AirPort
CardHeat 
Exchanger 

 
I/O Logic Board Drawing Basics 
PowerBook (FireWire)
21 
I/O Logic Board Drawing
Display 
Cable Connector PCMCIA CardCage
ConnectorSound Card
Connector
Micro-
processor
Board 
Connector Hard Drive
Connector
Power 
Supply 
Card 
ConnectorExpansion 
Bay 
Connector Keyboard
 Connector Fan
ConnectorModem
Connector
Backup 
Battery
Connector RJ-11 Cable/
Phone Jack
Connector
Trackpad
Connector 

 
Microprocessor Board Drawing 
PowerBook (FireWire)
22 
Basics 
Microprocessor Board Drawing
Microprocessor 
Board
I/O Logic Board Connector 
(Underside of Board) RAM
Card Slot
Heat
Exchanger
Mounting
Bracket
Factory-Installed RAM
Card Slot
Pull
Tab
(Underside of Board) 

 
Apple Service Source 
PowerBook (FireWire)
1 
SpeciÞcations
 
Introduction
 
Specifications information for this product can be found in the 
SpecDatabase, which you can access at Service Source Online 
(http://service.info.apple.com) or on Service Source CD. 
Spec Database at Service Source 
Online 
From the Service Source Online home page, click Troubleshoot 
and Repair to access the main repair procedures page. Then 
click either Apple Spec in the navigation table in the upper 
right corner of the...

 
General  -  
1
PowerBook (FireWire) 
Apple Service Source 
Troubleshooting
 
General
 
In each service manual on Service Source, you will find 
Flowcharts and/or Symptom Charts designed to help you 
diagnose and repair Apple computers.
If you have narrowed the problem down to a particular 
symptom, start with the Symptom Charts. Because cures are 
listed in the order of most likely solution, try the first cure 
first. Verify whether or not the product continues to exhibit 
the symptom. If the symptom...

 
General / Power-On Self Test -  
2 
Troubleshooting 
PowerBook (FireWire) 
Power-On Self Test 
There is a power-on self test that resides in the ROM of the 
PowerBook (FireWire). This test automatically runs 
whenever the computer is powered on after being fully shut 
down (the power-on self test does not run if the computer is 
only restarted).
If a problem is detected during the test, you will not hear a 
normal startup chime. Instead, the system will beep as 
explained in the Power-On Self Test Beep...

 
General / AirPort -  
3 
Troubleshooting 
PowerBook (FireWire) 
AirPort 
Verify you are using the latest AirPort software. In the U.S., 
this should be at least AirPort 1.1.
Always make sure the antenna cable connector is plugged in 
fully. There should be no space between the base of the 
connector and the edge of the AirPort Card.
For AirPort troubleshooting help, refer to the 
Troubleshooting chapter of the AirPort service manual on 
Service Source. 
Battery VeriÞcation 
PowerBook (FireWire)...

 
General / Backup Battery VeriÞcation -  
4
PowerBook (FireWire) 
Troubleshooting 
calibrate the battery. After this calibration, the lights will 
report charge levels properly. 
Backup Battery VeriÞcation 
The backup battery saves the PRAM and power management 
information on the I/O logic board when the computer is shut 
down. To check that the backup battery is working:
1. Verify backup battery is connected to the I/O logic board. 
2 . Set the date, time, and time zone.
3. Select Shut Down from the...

 
General / Reset PRAM -  
5 
Troubleshooting 
PowerBook (FireWire) 
Reset PRAM 
Important:  
Resetting PRAM erases the contents of the RAM 
disk, if there is one. Resetting PRAM also restores the default 
settings in most control panels. After you reset PRAM, be 
sure to check any custom settings for the desktop pattern, 
memory, network, AppleTalk, trackpad, power conservation, 
and so forth. 
To reset PRAM:
1. Power on the computer by pressing the Power key.
2. Immediately press Option-Command-P-R....

 
General / Block Diagram -  
6
PowerBook (FireWire) 
Troubleshooting 
Block Diagram
PowerPC G3
microprocessorBackside
L2 cache
SO-DIMM
slots
100 MHz
memory bus100 MHz
Max bus
66 MHz
AGP bus
Uni-N
memory
controller
and PCI
bus bridge
Ethernet port
FireWire port
FireWire port
           Connector to
Internal display
Expansion
bay connector RAGE 128 M3
graphics IC
Ethernet
PHY
FireWire
PHY
CardBus slot
connector
PCI1211
CardBus
bridge
KeyLargo
I/O device
and disk
controller
Boot
ROM32-bit
33MHz
PCI bus...