Yes, I did zap the PRAM more times than I can remember. Do you think replacing the PRAM battery might work?
Thanks for your help. Dhoc On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 11:51 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/g-books/topics > > - Kanga Problems <#13c34d3266b8c9a1_group_thread_0> [2 Updates] > > Kanga Problems<http://groups.google.com/group/g-books/t/9ade8c4c9cdc6765> > > shawn tomlinson <[email protected]> Jan 12 08:21PM -0500 > > Hello. > > I have a collection of 32 Macs ranging from the Mac SE to a Mac Pro. I > have > been involved with Macs since 1988 and have written thousands of > articles > about them. I also, in general, can fix my Macs when something goes > wrong. > > I have hit an unusual problem that does not seem to fit any of my > knowledge > about Macs with my PowerBook G3 Kanga. It was working well a few months > ago, then I put it on the shelf and didn't start it up again until a > few > days ago. It boots up — I can hear the hard drive going through its > paces — > yet all I get is the gray screen. I have attempted to start from an OS9 > Retail disc, as well as from an OS8 floppy (Disk Tools 2). Each time, > the > Kanga goes through the paces, but nothing except the bright gray screen > appears. > > I also tried a variety of other hard drives in the Kanga, but the same > thing continued to happen. > > I thought it might be a screen inverter issue, but in other cases > where I > have had inverter problems — Pismo, 15-inch Aluminum PowerBook — the > screen > stays dark with a faint image one can barely see. > > Does anyone have any thoughts about what could be wrong with this > Kanga? > I'd really like to get it running again. > > Thanks in advance for everyone's help. > > Dhoc > > > > > Kris Tilford <[email protected]> Jan 12 07:55PM -0600 > > On Jan 12, 2013, at 7:21 PM, shawn tomlinson wrote: > > > Does anyone have any thoughts about what could be wrong with this > > Kanga? I'd really like to get it running again. > > I'm guessing a dead PRAM battery issue. I've got a Kanga, and a > Wallstreet, and both had startup problems that I believe was related > to dead PRAM batteries. Did you zap the PRAM with Cmd-Opt-P-R? > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group > g-books. > You can post via email <[email protected]>. > To unsubscribe from this group, send<[email protected]>an > empty message. > For more options, visit <http://groups.google.com/group/g-books/topics>this > group. > > -- > 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/ > -- The only way out is through. — shawn m. tomlinson -- 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/
