The hd connector may have been dislodged, also if the ibook has a pram batt I would disconnect it and reconnect. make sure when power adapter and batt are removed that all other devices are also removed. Try the reset function at this time too.
John 24 kids all named mac -----Original Message----- From: MikeMoyle <[email protected]> To: G-Books <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Nov 21, 2009 6:03 pm Subject: I'm not sure how dead my iBook is... ...It appears to be in a sort of zombified state... A while ago, my iBook (dual USB, 500MHz) was knocked off of a low shelf and fell about 10 inches onto a carpeted floor, landing, IIRC, on the lower-right corner. the 'Book was latched and sleeping at the time. The symptoms are: - The 'Book will not wake up. - The hard drive seems to try to spin up, then spins down again, without waking the display. - The "spin up, spin down" cycle happens WHETHER THE LID IS OPEN OR CLOSED. - Neither pressing nor holding down the power button has any effect. None of the usual reset key-combinations has any effect. - Unplugging the 'book and removing the battery then plugging back in has no effect. Once it decides that there is power again, the HD spin cycle simply starts again. I'm assuming that if it was just a case of my HD getting hosed that powering down and starting up would give me the startup chime and show the "missing system" icon. If my logic board was hosed, I'm assuming that I wouldn't get the the HD "spin cycle" -- it would just be dead. HD failure? Main board failure? Lid Latch? Power distribution? Does anyone have any ideas as to what's going on? Because I'm stumped! Any suggestions gratefully appreciated. -- 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] To leave 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/ -- 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] To leave 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/
