on 04/09/03 23:07, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > on 04/09/03 20:43, Geoff Doctor at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> This shouldn't make a difference, but maybe for some strange reason it >> is. Did you try the other battery bay? and did you hold down the PRAM >> button for more than 60 seconds? >> Geoff >> > > Indeed, I did try the battery in the other bay. Same result. I then tried > the 'Command-Control-Power'. Same result. I then pressed the Reset button on > the back to reset the PMU, waited 5 seconds, as suggested by the Apple tech > note #14449, "PowerBook and iBook: Resetting Power Management Unit (PMU)". > Same result. I'm starting to think that the PMU has gone south, for some > reason. It is really surprising how those components may fail all of a > sudden. BTW, after the PMU reset, are there any visual signs I could check > to make sure it did reset? For instance, the tech note says that the date > will be reset, but it is not on my Pismo running OS X 10.2.6. That's maybe > because I set it to sync the date whenever it's off... I might turn that off > and try the PMU reset again, to see if the date is reset. And if that > doesn't work, I guess I don't have anything to loose in trying to hold the > button for more than 60 seconds. I suspect that you mean the PMU reset when > you say 'PRAM button'? > > Thanks! > > -Laurent.
BTW, I have a BTI battery, not the standard Apple one. Is there any activity on this battery when it's charging? There are 4 small LEDs like the Apple one, but they don't lit whenever it's charging. And yes, this battery was previously charged in that same Pismo... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] gib /jib/: 1. vi. To destroy utterly. Like frag, but much more violent and final. "There's no trace left. You definitely gibbed that bug". 2. n. Remnants after total obliteration. Originated first by id software in the game Quake. It's short for giblets (thus pronounced "jib"), and referred to the bloody remains of slain opponents. Eventually the word was verbed, and leaked into general usage afterward. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
