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My Macintosh PowerBook 170 does not turn on.
@reaowe you did not tell us how you did the reset. This is what Apple suggested many years ago: Power Manager Reset Reset the power manager if the battery and power adapter are proven good, but the computer will not power on. The computer will not reset after a system crash. To reset the power manager in a PowerBook 140/145/145B/170, • Remove the AC adapter and the battery. • Let the unit sit without power hooked up for 3-5 minutes. • Then, use two paper clips to simultaneously press and hold for approximately 30 seconds both recessed buttons (commonly known as the reset and interrupt buttons) located next to the power button on the back panel of the PowerBook. • Reinstall the battery and, if necessary, reconnect the AC adapter. • Turn on the computer. If that does not work you want to check your AC adapter to see what the voltage is. Also, the Powerbook 170’s don’t power up at all if the PRAM battery is dead.The PRAM battery is located directly under the keyboard! Some PowerBook may require soldering two pins.
there are many possibilities, your battery is busted, your logic board is also may be busted, or it may be old. this computer os more than 20 years old so it might be worn out.
Usually the AC adapter fails on these machines. In fact, I haven’t seen an AC adapter in the last 5-7 years from these series PowerBooks that was still good. But luckily, they are easily repairable, just need a complete replacement of capacitors. I repaired two in last year and they now work as good as new. So, replace or repair your AC adapter (7.5V 2A) and see if anything changes. If you have a voltmeter nearby, check the output voltage on the adapter output jack.
