Chris,
The reason for this is that your Wallstreet probably has a large amount of
RAM, and the time is due to the machine testing the RAM before starting up.
If you want a fast startup, pull all but 32mb of RAM out of your
machine--it'll start up much faster! ; )
Unfortunately, there is no charging indicator on the Wallstreet either. The
battery will begin showing lights a few seconds after it begins
charging--that is your indicator. However, if the machine is on, there will
be an indicator in the top menu bar (over to the right of the clock), showing
AC charging, battery dead, etc.....
An easy way to know if your machine is charging is to listen when you plug
your AC unit into the wall--it'll 'pop' when it plugs in, and occasionally
spark. that tells you there is power,and the unit will begin charging. Don't
freak out--it's perfectly normal to spark slightly (or make a pop-ing sound);
that's just the capacitors in the AC adaptor getting charged up to do the
dirty work....
Thanks,
David
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In a message dated 10/1/02 2:18:16 PM, you wrote:
>I have a WallStreet, and a couple of questions for the powerbook experts out
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>there.
>
>1. can anyone tell me why there is what seems like a huge gap between the
>
>time when I press the start button and get that wonderful "apple sound", and
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>when the hard disk starts spinning. I have timed this at 28 seconds.
>
>2. also, I have long been surprised there is no flashing light on the
>
>machine to indicate when the power is connected and the battery charging,
>
>something which seems common on every other laptop I've seen. is there a
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>broken bulb in my machine, or is there really no "charging light" on the
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>wallstreet.
>
>
>
>many thanks in advance.
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