Apple PowerBook 180c Specifications

Service Source K PowerBook 160/165/180Series PowerBook 160, PowerBook 165,PowerBook 180

Specifications I/O Interfaces - 5 I/O Interfaces Floppy Drive DB-19 serial port for connecting external floppy drives SCSI HDI-30 SCSI port with 1.5

Take Apart Floppy Drive - 46Note: Follow this procedure if a rectangular green heat sink extends over the floppy drive. 1 Remove the screw holding t

Take Apart Floppy Drive - 47Caution: The floppy drive cable is fragile and should be handled with care.3 Lift the locking tab and disconnect the flo

Take Apart Floppy Drive - 484 Using a T-8 torx driver, remove the five torx screws from the drive retainer.5 Using a jeweler’s screwdriver, release t

Take Apart Floppy Drive - 496 Slide the floppy drive back and lift it from the bottom case.7 Using a jeweler’s screwdriver, push out the locking tab

Take Apart Display Bezel - 50Display BezelBefore you begin, remove the main battery.Caution: The PowerBook 160/165/180 contains CMOS devices that ar

Take Apart Display Bezel - 511 Remove the two plastic plugs.2 Using a T-8 torx driver, remove the two bezel mounting screws from the display.ScrewPla

Take Apart Display Bezel - 523 Pull the display bezel down and away from the display and release the bezel from the mounting tabs at the top and side

Take Apart Clutches/Display Housing - 53Clutches/Display HousingBefore you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• Display bezelCaution: The Pow

Take Apart Clutches/Display Housing - 54Note: This topic includes take apart procedures for the left and right clutch assemblies and the display hou

Take Apart Clutches/Display Housing - 555 Pull off the three clutch covers.6 Using a T-8 torx driver, remove the six mounting screws from the left an

Specifications I/O Interfaces - 6 Serial Two RS-422 serial ports; mini DIN-8 connectors Sound Monaural sound-in portStereo sound-out headphone jack,

Take Apart Clutches/Display Housing - 56Replacement Note: Replace the short mounting screws in the top-inside clutch threadings. The top-outside thr

Take Apart Clutches/Display Housing - 578 Remove the display housing and EMI shield from the case.Display HousingEMI Shield

Take Apart Inverter Cable - 58Inverter CableBefore you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door• Top case• Inverter board• Display bezelC

Take Apart Inverter Cable - 591 Pull off the center and right clutch covers.2 Using a T-8 torx driver, remove the three mounting screws from the righ

Take Apart Inverter Cable - 60Replacement Note: To avoid pinching the inverter cable, route the cable behind the top-right corner of the hinge on th

Take Apart Display - 61DisplayBefore you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• Display bezelCaution: The PowerBook 160/165/180 contains CMOS d

Take Apart Display - 62Note: This topic includes separate procedures for removing the PowerBook 160/165 FSTN display and the PowerBook 180 active-ma

Take Apart Display - 63PowerBook 160/165 FSTN DisplayCaution: The display cable is fragile and should be handled with care.1 Cover the keyboard with

Take Apart Display - 644 Place the display face-down on the keyboard.5 Lift the locking tab on the display connector and disconnect the display cable

Take Apart Display - 656 Caution: The PowerBook 160/165 display cable is attached to the display with adhesive near the connector and backlight ends

Specifications I/O Devices - 7 I/O Devices Keyboard Built-in keyboard with standard Macintosh layout63 keys domestic; 64 keys ISOTwo-level tilt adju

Take Apart Display - 667 Disconnect the inverter cable from the display backlight cable.8 Remove the display.Replacement Note: To avoid pinching the

Take Apart Display - 67PowerBook 180 Active-Matrix DisplayCaution: The display cable is fragile and should be handled with care.1 Lift the locking t

Take Apart Display - 683 Using a T-8 torx driver, remove the four display mounting screws.4 Remove the display from the housing and EMI shield.Displa

Take Apart Display - 69Replacement Note: To avoid pinching the inverter cable, route the cable behind the top-right corner of the hinge on the righ

Take Apart PB 160/165 Display Cable - 70PB 160/165 Display CableBefore you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door• Top case• Inverter b

Take Apart PB 160/165 Display Cable - 71Caution: The PowerBook 160/165 contains CMOS devices that are very susceptible to ESD damage. Review the ESD

Take Apart PB 160/165 Display Cable - 722 Pull off the center and left clutch covers.3 Using a T-8 torx driver, remove the three mounting screws from

Take Apart PB 160/165 Display Cable - 735 Remove the display cable from the case.DisplayCable

Take Apart PowerBook 180 Display Cable - 74PowerBook 180 Display CableBefore you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door• Top case• Inve

Take Apart PowerBook 180 Display Cable - 75Caution: The PowerBook 180 contains CMOS devices that are very susceptible to ESD damage. Review the ESD

Specifications Sound and Video - 8 Sound and Video Sound Generator Apple sound chip provides 8-bit sound capable of driving stereo headphones or oth

Take Apart PowerBook 180 Display Cable - 762 Pull off the center and left clutch covers.3 Using a T-8 torx driver, remove the three mounting screws f

Take Apart PowerBook 180 Display Cable - 775 Lift the locking tab on the display connector and disconnect the display cable.6 Remove the display cabl

Service Source K Upgrades PowerBook 160/165/180

Upgrades Modem Card - 1 Modem Card Before you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door• Top case Caution: The PowerBook 160/165/180 co

Upgrades Modem Card - 2 Caution: If you install a third-party modem card, make sure that it does not cover any of the heat sinks on the daughterbo

Upgrades Modem Card - 3 2 Connect the modem card connector to motherboard connector J8.3 Install the two mounting screws.ModemModem Card ConnectorJ8

Upgrades Modem Card - 4 4 Affix the FCC modem label to the inside of the I/O door. Align the label with the modem port.5 Affix the DOC label to the

Upgrades PSRAM Expansion Card - 5 PSRAM Expansion Card Before you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door• Top case Caution: The Powe

Upgrades PSRAM Expansion Card - 6 Caution: Handle the PSRAM card by the edges only. Do not touch any components on the card. Caution: If you ins

Upgrades PSRAM Expansion Card - 7 Caution: An incorrectly installed PSRAM card could damage the daugherboard. Note that the expansion connector an

Specifications Electrical - 9 Electrical Main Battery Nickel cadmium (NiCad), 2.5 AhProvides 2-3 hours of usage before rechargingRecharge time: 3 h

Upgrades PSRAM Expansion Card - 8 1 Connect the PSRAM expansion card to the expansion connector on the daughterboard.PSRAM Expansion CardExpansionCo

Upgrades PSRAM Expansion Card - 9 Note: To verify that the upgrade is successful, check the Total Memory message (for systems with virtual memory

Service Source K Additional Procedures PowerBook 160/165/180

Additional Procedures Battery Recharger - 1 Battery Recharger No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure.1 Using the PowerBoo

Additional Procedures Battery Recharger - 2 2 Track the status of the battery. If the LED is• Yellow, the battery is charging• Green, the battery is

Additional Procedures SCSI Termination - 3 SCSI Termination No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure. Note: The PowerBook

Additional Procedures SCSI Termination - 4 When terminating SCSI devices, follow these guidelines:• Add one terminator to a single external SCSI dev

Additional Procedures Battery Handling - 5 Battery Handling No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure. ± Warning: The main

Additional Procedures Battery Handling - 6 Follow the guidelines on this card and the next for properly handling the battery:• Handle the battery ca

Additional Procedures Battery Handling - 7 • Do not leave the battery in the computer for longer than two weeks without plugging in the power adapto

Specifications Physical - 10 Physical Dimensions Height: 2.25 in. (5.7 cm)Width: 11.25 in. (28.6 cm)Depth: 9.3 in. (23.6 cm) Weight 6.8 lb. (3.1 kg)

Additional Procedures Battery Verification - 8 Battery Verification Before you begin, remove the main battery. Note: The battery desk accessory is

Additional Procedures Battery Verification - 9 instructions in Bulletins/Safety.1 Set a voltmeter to the 10 volts DC scale.2 Hold the positive probe

Additional Procedures AC Adapter Verification - 10 AC Adapter Verification No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure.1 Plug

Additional Procedures AC Adapter Verification - 11 4 If the reading is not 7.5–7.9 volts, replace the adapter.

Additional Procedures Shim Installation - 12 Shim Installation Before you begin, do the following:• Remove the main battery• Remove the display beze

Additional Procedures Shim Installation - 13 between the connector fingers and the cable contacts. Note: This topic includes separate procedures f

Additional Procedures Shim Installation - 14 PowerBook 160/165 Display Cable Caution: The display cable is fragile and should be handled with care

Additional Procedures Shim Installation - 15 4 Place the display face-down on the keyboard.5 Lift the locking tab on the display connector and disco

Additional Procedures Shim Installation - 16 6 Remove the clear shim from its paper backing. Note: Make sure that the shim is not wrinkled and tha

Additional Procedures Shim Installation - 17 PowerBook 180 Display Cable Caution: The display cable is fragile and should be handled with care.1 L

Specifications Environmental - 11 Environmental Operating Temperature 50–104° F (10-40° C) Storage Temperature -13 to 140° F (-25 to 60° C) Relative

Additional Procedures Shim Installation - 18 2 Remove the clear shim from its paper backing. Note: Make sure that the shim is not wrinkled and tha

Additional Procedures Rev. C Display Bulb - 19 Rev. C Display Bulb Before you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• Display bezel• Display ± W

Additional Procedures Rev. C Display Bulb - 20 Caution: Review the ESD precautions in Bulletins/Safety.1 Place the display face-down on a soft wor

Additional Procedures Rev. C Display Bulb - 21 4 Remove the remaining length of the cables from the channels.5 Using a #1 cross-tip screwdriver, rem

Additional Procedures Rev. C Display Bulb - 22 7 Remove the display bulb. Replacement Note: When replacing the new bulb, make sure the cables are

Additional Procedures AM Bulb (International Only) - 23 AM Bulb (International Only) Note: CPRC and international repairers only should replace a

Additional Procedures Backup Battery Verification - 24 Backup Battery Verification The backup battery saves the PRAM and power management informatio

Additional Procedures Backup Battery Verification - 25 6 To recharge the backup battery, leave the PowerBook plugged in for 48 hours. It is ok to us

Service Source K Exploded View PowerBook 160/165/180

Exploded View 1Rubber Plug 875-0112Inverter Cable936-0106Display Bezel 922-0026 (PB 160), 922-1108 (PB 165),922-0030 (PB 180)Display 661-0745 (P

Specifications Other - 12 Other Fax/Data Modem Internal 2400-baud modem with fax send at 9600 baud (includes fax send software)300/1200/2400 bps tra

Specifications Other - 13 Express Modem Internal 14,400-baud modem with fax send/receive at 9600 baud300-14,400 bps data transmission rates2400/4800

Service Source K Troubleshooting PowerBook 160/165/180

Service Source K Basics PowerBook 160/165/180

Troubleshooting General/ - 1 General The Symptom Charts included in this chapter will help you diagnose specific symptoms related to your product. B

Troubleshooting Power Manager Reset/ - 2 Power Manager Reset Reset the power manager if• The battery and power adapter are proven good, but the comp

Troubleshooting Power Manager Reset/ - 3 If this does not reset the power manager, 5 Remove the AC adapter and the battery.6 Let the unit sit withou

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Startup - 4 Symptom Charts Startup RAM failure occurs (eight-tone error chord sequence sounds after startup chord)1 R

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Startup - 5 Startup Screen displays checkerboard pattern; no startup chime1 Reseat RAM expansion card.2 Replace RAM e

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Power - 6 Power Screen is blank; computer doesn’t respond1 Restart computer.2 Connect power adapter and restart compu

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Power - 7 Power After you remove main battery, some Control Panel settings are different1 Check cables.2 Replace inte

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Power - 8 Power Low-power warning appears1 Recharge battery or attach power adapter.2 Verify that peripherals are low

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Video - 9 Video Pixel is always white PowerBook 180If there are more than five voids (pixels that are always white),

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Video - 10 Video Row or partial row of pixels never comes on (white line)PowerBook 160/1651 Check cables.2 Replace di

Basics Overview - 1 Overview This manual includes complete repair procedures for the PowerBook 160, PowerBook 165, and PowerBook 180..Figure: PowerB

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Video - 11 Video Row or partial row of pixels is always on (black line)PowerBook 160/1651 Check cables.2 Replace disp

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Video - 12 Video Thin white line is always on at middle of screenPowerBook160/165Thin white line is normal. PowerBook

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Video - 13 Video Display is very light or totally white1 Adjust screen contrast.2 Check display cable, inverter board

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Video - 14 Video Rainbow colors visible from extreme viewing anglesPowerBook 160/165Such colors are normal for FSTN s

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Video - 15 Video Display stopped working or dimmed but is fine nowPowerBook 160/165If temperature is in the approxima

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Video - 16 Video Backlight doesn’t operate1 Verify that cables are not pinched or severed.2 Check display cable, inve

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Video - 17 Video Screen goes blank 1 Press any key to wake computer from system sleep.2 Check display cable connectio

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Video - 18 Video No display, but computer appears to operate correctly1 Adjust screen contrast.2 Check display cable,

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Video - 19 Video Audio and video present, but internal floppy drive does not operate1 Try known-good floppy disk.2 Ch

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Hard Drive - 20 Hard Drive Internal hard drive does not operate1 Disconnect external SCSI devices.2 Check internal ha

Basics Display Compatibility Matrix - 2 Display Compatibility Matrix Important : PowerBook 160/165/180 family includes two displays—an active matri

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Floppy Drive - 21 Floppy Drive Audio and video present, but internal floppy drive does not operate1 Try known-good fl

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Floppy Drive - 22 Floppy Drive Disk does not eject 1 Switch off system and hold mouse button down while you switch sy

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Floppy Drive - 23 Floppy Drive Read/write/copy error1 Try known-good floppy disk.2 Install inverter shield if absent.

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Peripherals - 24 Peripherals After you connect external SCSI device, computer does not boot1 Switch on external SCSI

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Peripherals - 25 Peripherals 1 Replace interconnect board.2 Replace daughterboard.3 Replace motherboard.Cursor interm

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Peripherals - 26 Peripherals Cursor moves, but clicking trackball button has no effect1 Restart computer.2 Check inte

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Peripherals - 27 Peripherals No response to any key on keyboard1 Reset power manager. 2 Check connections of keyboard

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Peripherals - 28 Peripherals Known-good network printer does not print1 Verify that System is 7.1 or later.2 Verify t

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Peripherals - 29 Peripherals I/O devices are unrecognized or garbage is transmitted or received1 Verify that System i

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Internal Modem - 30 Internal Modem Internal modem options do not appear in CDEV1 Remove and reseat modem card.2 Verif

Service Source K Specifications PowerBook 160/165/180

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Internal Modem - 31 Internal Modem Strange mix of characters appears on screen1 Verify that baud rate and data format

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Internal Modem - 32 Internal Modem Modem does not respond to incoming call1 If computer is in sleep mode, verify that

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Miscellaneous - 33 Miscellaneous Screen goes blank and computer shuts down every few minutesAdjust sleep delays in Co

Troubleshooting Symptom Charts/Miscellaneous - 34 Miscellaneous No sound from speaker1 Verify that volume setting in Control Panel is above 0.2 Veri

Service Source K Take Apart PowerBook 160/165/180

Take Apart Main Battery - 1 Main Battery Before you begin, disconnect the power adapter. Note: This procedure also covers removal of the main batt

Take Apart Main Battery - 2 ± Warning: The main battery contains toxic materials. Review battery-handling and disposal instructions in Bulletin

Take Apart Main Battery - 3 3 Slide the battery door completely open.4 Pull the end tab until it releases and remove the door from the battery.End T

Take Apart I/O Door - 4 I/O Door No preliminary steps are required before you begin this procedure. Caution: The PowerBook 160/165/180 contains CM

Take Apart I/O Door - 5 1 Open the I/O door.2 Carefully bend the door so that the middle bows downward and unhinge the two bottom door pegs.Right Do

Specifications Processor - 1 Processor 160 CPU Motorola 68030 microprocessor25 MHz 165 CPU Motorola 68030 microprocessor33 MHz 180 CPU Motorola 6803

Take Apart Top Case - 6 Top Case Before you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door Caution: The PowerBook 160/165/180 contains CMOS

Take Apart Top Case - 7 Note: Use a T-8 torx driver to remove the small screw from the rear connector panel and a T-10 torx driver to remove the o

Take Apart Top Case - 8 2 Lift the back of the top case and disconnect the interconnect cable.3 Lift off the top case and unhook the two tab fastene

Take Apart Trackball Assembly - 9 Trackball Assembly Before you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door• Top case Caution: The PowerB

Take Apart Trackball Assembly - 10 Caution: The trackball ribbon cable is fragile and should be handled with care.1 Pull out the locking tab on th

Take Apart Trackball Assembly - 11 2 Using a T-8 torx driver, remove the two mounting screws and lift the trackball assembly from the top case.

Take Apart Keyboard - 12 Keyboard Before you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door• Top case• Trackball assembly Caution: The Power

Take Apart Keyboard - 13 Caution: The keyboard ribbon cables are fragile and should be handled with care.1 Lift the locking tabs on the two keyboa

Take Apart Keyboard - 14 2 Using a T-8 torx driver, remove the seven mounting screws and lift the keyboard from the top case.

Take Apart Inverter Board - 15 Inverter Board Before you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door• Top case Caution: The PowerBook 160

Specifications Processor - 2 Addressing 32-bit internal registers32-bit address bus32-bit data bus

Take Apart Inverter Board - 16 Important: The PowerBook 160/165 and PowerBook 180 displays require different inverter boards. Refer to the Service

Take Apart Inverter Board - 17 1 Remove the two mounting screws. Note: Do not remove the inverter shield from the inverter board.2 Pull the invert

Take Apart Inverter Board - 18 Replacement Note: Be sure to align the brightness and contrast pots on the inverter board with the plastic actuator

Take Apart Inverter Board - 19 Replacement Note: If you are replacing the inverter board, order both the inverter board and the inverter shield. I

Take Apart Interconnect Board - 20 Interconnect Board Before you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door• Top case• Inverter board Caut

Take Apart Interconnect Board - 21 ± Warning: The interconnect board contains hazardous materials. Return bad interconnect boards to Apple for pro

Take Apart Interconnect Board - 22 Note: The display cable will not come entirely out of the connector until you remove the interconnect board fro

Take Apart Interconnect Board - 23 3 Using a T-8 torx driver, remove the two mounting screws and lift the interconnect board from the top case.

Take Apart Actuators - 24 Actuators Before you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door• Top case• Inverter board Caution: The PowerBo

Take Apart Actuators - 25 1 Pull up the contrast actuator, rotate it toward the display, and remove the actuator from the top case.2 Repeat for the

Specifications Memory - 3 Memory RAM 4 MB pseudostatic RAM (PSRAM) installed on the daughterboardExpandable to 8 MB with 4 MB expansion cardExpanda

Take Apart Elevation Feet - 26 Elevation Feet Before you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door• Top case Caution: The PowerBook 160

Take Apart Elevation Feet - 27 1 Using a T-8 torx driver, remove the torx screw, washer, and spring clip from the inside of the elevation foot.2 Pul

Take Apart Daughterboard - 28 Daughterboard Before you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door• Top case• PSRAM expansion card (if pres

Take Apart Daughterboard - 29 1 Using a T-8 torx driver, remove the four daughterboard mounting screws. Caution: Always use the logic board take-a

Take Apart Daughterboard - 30 2 Using the Apple logic board take-apart tool, disconnect the daughterboard from the motherboard. Replacement Note:

Take Apart Daughterboard - 31 U27; PowerBook 160/165 boards do not.To further differentiate PowerBook 160 and 165 daughterboards, check the undersid

Take Apart Daughterboard - 32 R39 resistor: installedFor daughterboard part numbers, refer to the Service Source parts database. Replacement Note:

Take Apart Daughterboard - 33 appropriately sized heat sink from the heat sink kit (part number 076-0069), and gently press the part into place. Re

Take Apart Daughterboard - 34 Replacement Note: If you are replacing a defective daughterboard in a PowerBook 160/180 within the serial number ran

Take Apart Daughterboard - 35 Replacement Note: To replace the sound jack insulator, carefully peel off the original insulator. Remove the paper b

Specifications Disk Storage - 4 Disk Storage Floppy Drive 19 mm high, internal, 1.4 MB Apple SuperDrive Hard Drive 2.5 in. hard drives (many capacit

Take Apart Motherboard - 36 Motherboard Before you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door• Top case• PSRAM expansion card (if present)

Take Apart Motherboard - 37 Caution: The hard drive, floppy drive, and thermistor cables are fragile and should be handled with care.1 Lift the lo

Take Apart Motherboard - 38 3 Remove the two hex-head screws and lift the motherboard from the bottom case.Hex-Head ScrewMotherboard

Take Apart Hard Drive - 39Hard DriveBefore you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door• Top case• Modem card (if present)• Daughterboar

Take Apart Hard Drive - 40Caution: The hard drive cable is fragile and should be handled with care.1 Disconnect the hard drive cable from the mother

Take Apart Hard Drive - 412 Using a T-8 torx driver, remove the five screws from the drive retainer.3 Using a jeweler’s screwdriver, release the driv

Take Apart Hard Drive - 424 Lift the hard drive from the case. 5 Pull the release loop and disconnect the hard drive cable.Note: If the cable does n

Take Apart Hard Drive - 43Replacement Note: Drive retainers for 17-mm-high and 19-mm-high hard drives are not interchangeable. Check the height of t

Take Apart Hard Drive - 44Replacement Note: For information on returning drives, cables, and carriers to Apple, refer to Additional Procedures in th

Take Apart Floppy Drive - 45Floppy DriveBefore you begin, remove the following:• Main battery• I/O door• Top case• Modem card (if present)• Daughterb