Did you disconnect the PRAM battery? You mentioned it, but not sure if you tried that. They work well without them.
Sarah On Apr 5, 2012 7:49 PM, "Maverique" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Today i got my hands on a Pismo, 400 MHz, Powerbook. While being quite > dirty on the keyboard, it over wise looked good. Was told by the > seller the battery of it was dead, well it was more then dead, it > didn't even exist. > > Now i hooked it up at home, won't start, no light, nothing. One thing > is sure the PRAM Battery is dead or on low voltage. Any idea how to > maybe get a sign of live out of it? > Listing to both it's P-Brick and the one from my working Powerbook > 1400 didn't gave clues to a short circuit. > > -- > 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/
