On 6/6/02 5:58 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Phil, it is an acronym for "Green Light of Death." When the 2400's Power
> Manager becomes corrupted, it can cause the unit to "die." Sometimes the
> PRAM (battery backup for the Parameter RAM on the logic board) battery has
> died, or the barometric pressure changes at a fast rate (just kidding), or
> some combination of sleep/improper shutdown/battery dying/bad charger causes
> it. Sometimes multiple PM resets will recover the unit, sometimes it is a
> failure of an internal connection/part/etc.
>
> The 2400, being a complicated beast, tends to suffer from GLODs a bit more
> than other, more simple units. You will see more indications here of GLODs
> because this is the highest concentration of 2400 users in the world...and
> you'll also get the best advice here, to boot. However, the 2400 is a
> super-nifty unit....and still in demand until Steve Jobs decides to build
> another subnotebook.
>
> Andrew
> "There is no such thing as a dumb question...on the other hand, there ARE
> such things as dumb answers!"
Thanks for the clarification. Funny, it sounds like a disease.
_PHIL
p h i l r i z z i
m f a c a n d i d a t e
university of washington seattle
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