PowerBook 2400c Service Source

Apple's PowerBook 2400c Service Source is the service manual for the PowerBook 2400c/180, from 1997. It has 49 pages. Page numbers below are PDF pages. The 2400c owner's manual is hosted alongside it and is described below.

Contents

Chapter	Sections (PDF pages)
Basics	Overview (3), configuration and peripherals with order numbers (4), service strategy (5-6), compatibility (7), front and rear views (8-9), technology: processor, cache, ROM, RAM, PCI, video controller, display, trackpad, zoom video (10-14), battery information and handling (15-17), PC Cards (18-19)
Specifications	Processor, memory, disk storage, I/O interfaces, I/O devices, video, electrical, physical, environmental (21-31)
Take Apart	Battery (33-34), top case (35-36), palm rest (37-39), trackpad (40-41), keyboard (42-44), RAM card (45-47), I/O door (48-49)

What it settles

• At launch the 2400c was sold only in Japan and the United States, and US service was through Apple's central repair; ordinary service providers could add RAM and replace trackpads and keyboards (pp. 5-6).
• The 2400c needs its own lithium-ion battery (M5876LL/A), 36 W adapter (M5937LL/A) and external floppy drive (M5853LL/A), and cannot use Duo docks or accessories (pp. 4, 7, 15).
• The backup battery is described as a 30 mAh rechargeable lithium battery (p. 29). MacDat lists the 2400c among laptops with leaking NiMH backup packs; see PowerBook 2400c General Maintenance.
• The display cable lies directly below the left side of the top case and can be torn when the case is lifted (p. 36).
• RAM: 16 MB on the logic board, expandable to 80 MB in Apple's specification table (p. 22).

What this manual does not contain

• No troubleshooting chapter, no symptom charts, no additional procedures and no exploded view.
• No procedures for the hard drive, display, inverter, hinges, logic board or power board.
• No schematics and no component values.

Owner's manual

The Macintosh PowerBook 2400c User's Manual (1997, 159 pages) is hosted as File:PowerBook 2400c User's Manual (1997).pdf. Its "Tips and Troubleshooting" chapter (from PDF p. 88) is the only Apple fault-finding text for the 2400c: resetting with Command, Control and power and with the reset button, the steady green sleep light, the breaking-glass sound, PRAM resets, and a flickering display that changes with the angle of the lid, which it attributes to a loose cable (pp. 89-104). Chapter 5 covers power management and the battery (from p. 80).

Pages that cite these documents

• PowerBook 2400c, PowerBook 2400c General Maintenance, PowerBook 2400c Troubleshooting

Download: PowerBook 2400c Service Source.pdf (1.1 MB); PowerBook 2400c User's Manual (1997).pdf (2.4 MB)