On Feb 26, 2013, at 4:33 PM, nestwasright <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello folks, > > Being a while... > > My Powerbook G4 17" has developed some strange issues. As usual, I've spent > some time with it before coming here. > > What I noticed is that once plugged into the wall, there will be a slight > sounding buzzing. > > It won't charge the battery and I doubt that it's the battery that has the > problem. I've downloaded and installed battery monitor and it says "unable > to read battery status data." > > It won't start without. It gives a wheezing sound instead when I hit the > power button. And nothing happens after that. But with the dead battery in, > it starts. > > It wasn't giving the bong sound for the longest time. But after going in > there and pushing connectors, it's bonging now and starts with the dead > battery. > > As always, thanks for your considered thoughts. First thing to try when dealing with power issues is reset the power manager: <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1431?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US> Try to id where the buzzing noise is coming from: power brick, speakers or somewhere else on the Mac. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- 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 subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Books" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
