Hi Fellow g-bookers! I have recently inherited a G3 Lombard 400 Mhz. While it is a fantastic computer for my daughter it has a problem with startup... When the machine turns on, it regularly (say 90% of the time) chimes but has no video, and the power light under the screen is off. If I pull out the power plug and put it back in the machine will then start up properly. If I do the PMU reset, it will startup normally once, then go back to the problem the next time. I am worried that this method of restarting will damage the HD.
The machine's battery pack is dead - it shows no lights, and in the status bar there is a cross on the battery icon. The PRAM battery is also flat as the machine doesn't keep time (goes absolutely crazy - time all over the place!). Is the startup problem related to the batteries? I knew about the dead battery when I took the machine but thought we could run it fine off the yoyo power adapter as a desktop machine... any help would be greatly appreciated! The machine has 256mb ram, OS 10.3.9, and is running a netgear wireless PCMCIA card as well. It has the problem when the card is disconnected to, so no conflict there I think. Thanks Deb --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
