On 10/13/02 2:10 PM, "Ross Cottrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough: > 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.
That is a very common and well documented problem. And the 300MHz G3 Laptop is not called a "Wallstreet." It's code name is "PDQ." -- ============================================================== Kyle H. Hansen Apple Certified Technician Apple Solution Expert Macintosh Server Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============================================================== -- 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
