Hi Alan, THANK you for the suggestion...um...er--it did/didn't work. Here is what happened and maybe you can suggest how to try again.... I pressed the three keys and the power button (your directions did not say when to release the power button, so I continued to hold it down- then slipped a saw green (even the light on the zip module glowed green so I thought I was in business!). I repeated the procedure letting the power button go. This time I got the chime and the OS version screen and I thought I was safe and THEN---the (new) power adapter connector slipped out of the back and the screen went black again. I (as fast s I could) plugged it back in and tried repeating the steps- immediately- but no luck-- Any suggestions? There for one brief moment....Sigh.
--- On Sat, 2/6/10, classical <[email protected]> wrote: From: classical <[email protected]> Subject: Re: An update on the dead computers (yes, I also killed my Wallstreet!)-LONG post To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010, 7:51 PM Did you try resetting the PMU (Power Management Unit)? Hold down the three keys at lower left [Fn-Shift-Ctrl] and press the power key. The indicator light at the base of the screen should come on. Release all the keys and wait 10 seconds before pressing the power key to restart. If this doesn't work, the prime suspects are faulty power adaptor, and faulty power board (the small circuit board where the adaptor plugs into the computer). If the computer does start, you would be well-advised to reset the PRAM (Parameter Random Access Memory). Switch off, or restart the computer. Have the cmd-opt-P-R keys pressed before the startup chime, keep pressing them until you hear the startup chime a second time, and then a third time. hth.. Alan Dow -- 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/
