Well, after two years, my PB2400 is in the midst of its first Green Light of Death. I'm into my third day. I've followed Sidney Ho's GLOD advice - - thank goodness for this list (and my printing of his message) - - but largely to no avail (including 60 sec resets w/o battery and w/ and w/o AC; letting it sit for hours/overnight). After performing a special ritual dance (see below), I've gotten it to chime; fewer times to the happy face; even fewer times to the OS 8.6 splash page; still fewer times to start loading extensions - - all before it freezes. Twice I've gotten a complete startup, only to freeze up a couple of minutes later. How bad off am I, and what are my next steps? I'm sure I'm not alone in anticipating a (slim)PB announcement at MacWorld. But I still need my PB2400 for the months it would take while a new book is on order. Plus I for one will always keep this baby as a backup. Downtimes like this one only reinforce this strategy. If you find it useful, more details follow regarding my current situation. Thanks for your help. 1. The start: Wouldn't wake from a sleep. Had to press the reset button a couple times before it restarted. This has been necessary on occassion, but has usually cleared up. This time it didn't clear up. After a few minutes of use, the system froze - - no error message, just a freeze. Hitting the reset button would shut down the machine, but no further. 2. Sidney's GLOD advice: As mentioned above to no avail. At least I've gotten to the point that the GLOD goes out. 3. My partial (and rare) startups: In the dead of night, I first heard a slight high pitch tone if I held in the reset button. This happens only on every other reset. If I hold it in long enough, the tone will grow stronger - - as if its powering up. After this I started doing "the dance" - - toggling back-and-forth between hitting the reset and power button. Incrementally, the power "click" - - more like a static noise - - will grow stronger and stronger. After what seems between 50-100 of this toggling, I'll get a chime. The first time I got a full startup before freezing after a few minutes. After successive "dances," I would make progressively worse progress - - freezes during the loading of extensions; after the OS 8.6 splash page appears; after the happy face; after the screen lights up; after the chime; then nothing. After more dancing, I got a second startup before freezing, and it appears I'm back on the downward slope. Again, thanks for any guidance. ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | Great Duo & 2400 stuff including 10/100 Ethernet for 2400s! Dr. Bott | Duo Batts too <http://www.drbott.com/prod/alist/duo.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
