Just thank these wonderful lists. I picked up that tidbit here a long time ago, so I'm just passing it on... :-)
Anyway, I'm glad it worked. Pismos are notoriously hard to kill. Best, F On Jun 8, 9:56 pm, Ione <[email protected]> wrote: > OHHHHHH my GAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWDDDDDDD, it WORKED!!! > > I bow many times in your direction!! > > THANK YOU!! > > Happydancehappydancehappydance....... > > On Jun 8, 2010, at 8:40 PM, Ashgrove wrote: > > > Before getting too depressed, just disconnect the PRAM battery from > > the logicboard and try turning it on again. Sometimes that's all it > > takes. > > > Hope it helps! > > > Felix, Fellow Pismo Lover > > > On Jun 8, 9:37 pm, Ione <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I just want to vent to people who will sympathize -- > > >> Although my main computer these days is a Macbook Pro, I keep a Pismo by > >> my side at all times in case I should need it. > > >> Last time I needed it, it worked just fine. No problemo. > > >> I picked it up last night -- and it won't start at all. No light in the > >> battery, no slight "popping" noise of the AC jack connecting (if you've > >> ever had to fiddle with a loose jack, you'll know the sound I'm talking > >> about), no nuthin. The transformer box on the cord lights up, so I know > >> it's working. I tried resetting PRAM, wth no effect. > > >> Dangit. > > >> I'm assuming that somehow the jack has broken off the sound board. I've > >> had that problem several times in the past, and although the jack doesn't > >> FEEL loose, that's still what seems most likely. > > >> I hate it when this happens. Now I gotta dig into the guts of the stupid > >> thing, and try to figure out what's going on. > > >> Sometimes I hate computers. Sigh...... > > >> Anyway, thanks for listening. I feel a little better now! > > > -- > > 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 athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.htmland our netiquette > > guide is athttp://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 athttp://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/
