At 3:30 PM -0400 10/13/02, G-Books wrote: >Power Manager Problem: > >I've got a PowerBook, Wallstreet II 300 mghz, with 384 ram, and a 40 gig >Travelstar 5400 rpm Hd. (3 partitions: OS X.2, OS 9.2.2, and OS 8.5) > >While under warrenty I replaced the "power manager" once, and the previous >owner also did once. At least that is the diagnosis on the repair slip both >times. > >Now its doing it again. Won't wake from sleep. Have to pull the battery, the >other drive drive bay, and unplug from AC. > >I do the pwer reset key combination ( shift, fn, cntrl, power on) and then >lock in the battery and whatever is in the other bay and it will power back >up.... Sometimes I have to do it a several times, but it eventually powers >up. > >Most times when powered off.... I just get a buzzing when I hit the power on >button, and have to go through the same routine I just destribed for >"failure to wake from sleep. > >What I want to know is: >Power Manager, What is it, Is it user replaceable, How much for the parts, > >And are Wallstreets famous for burning out power managers, like they are >famous for weak hinges on the monitor lid? > >------------------ >JF
Had the same problem once on my 300 mhz Wallstreet. The guy at pbparts.com had me disconnect the keyboard. I did, and the machine started right up. Diagnosis: bad keyboard. Strange thing was, pbparts sent me a bad keyboard which I returned after much whining--they didn't want to give me my money back, they wanted me to take a credit. But I had put my original keyboard back on and the startup problem was no longer present. Strange, but I haven't had a problem since. I've never replaced the power manager either. But disconnecting the keyboard definitely allowed my Wallstreet to startup when I thought it was dead. Prior to disconnecting the keyboard, I tried resetting the open firmware per Apple support. This did not solve my problem though. Ross -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
