On Jan 13, 2013, at 1:43 AM, James Wages wrote: > Shawn, I have two PowerBook Wallstreet II's. In my experience, I've never had > boot problems pertaining to dead PRAM batteries. You need to make the time > to take your machine partially apart and put it back together. That usually > fixes things. More specifically, you need to remove the hard drive, and then > the CPU card, and then the RAM from the CPU card. Disconnect then reconnect > any connectors you see too, for good measure.
I'd say you were lucky then because I often had boot problems due to dead PRAM batteries in my Wallstreets. They weren't insurmountable but there are definite problems. > > If that doesn't work, remove the hard drive and then try booting off a floppy > or a CD. It could be that your hard drive simply died in a way that's causing > your machine to lock up. -- 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/
