Turns out it was a bad mother board. After futzing for a while with the easier remedies I tore it all the way down and swapped in a mother board I knew works. Booted right up. Thanks for all the replies.
On Mar 13, 9:30 pm, classical <[email protected]> wrote: > Stab in the dark - > Is the reset button jammed on? > > ----------------------------------------- > On 2009-03-12 20:08 -0700, muttdog wrote: > > > > >I've got a G3 Lombard that won't completely power up. I suspect the > >switch. When I plug in the wall adapter the CPU light flashes -- > >without ever touching the switch. Then, all goes dead. I know the > >adapter is good (I use it with my Pismo.) I have replaced the Audio/ > >AC card only to see the same behavior. Am I on the right track or > >should I be looking elsewhere? > > >Here's the specs: > >PowerBook G3 Lombard (1999) > >333 Mhz > >192 RAM > >6 Gig HD > > >Also, when unplug the batteries and adapter and reset the power > >manager I observe the same thing. CPU light flashes a couple of > >times BEFORE power button is pressed. Nothing happens when power > >button is pressed. Any help would be much appreciated. > > >Mike in Atlanta --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
