On 9/10/03 10:02 AM, "Michelle Klein-Hass" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wednesday 10 September 2003 12:48 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have an old Wallstreet that I >> tricked out a while ago, 466 Newertech processor, 512 RAM memory, and it's >> run like a beast without much hassle. Recently my 12G hardrive that I had >> dropped in when I upgraded my Pismo started to make some clicking sounds >> then made the clicking sound of death while I was doing a clean install of >> OS9. I pulled out the dead drive and I grabbed an unintialized 40G hard >> drive and using the usual static precautions dropped it into the Wallstreet >> hoping to initialize the drive and install the OS. Well, now all I get >> when I hit the power button is a buzzing sound. When I reset the PMU with >> shift+fn+control+power all is silence, then when I release the keys the >> green power light goes on for a second, the screen flickers, and it dies >> again. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much in >> advance, >> Ben > > Welcome to the Sleep Of Death. Basically the new hard drive has a more > powerful magnet than the hard drives that shipped with every G3 Series > PowerBook, and the magnetic switch that is supposed to signal to the Mac that > the lid is closed gets tripped. I had placed a shield made of electrician's tape over the hard drive before I started up the computer. I have experienced the sleep of death before and this is definitely different. I think your idea about having to reset the magnetic switch is a good one, I'll look for another magnet and see it if works. But, I did break down the machine and disconnect the AC power and pull the battery. That should have done it if it was an electrical switch. If it's a small mechanical switch that should not have worked. I did not disconnect the PRAM battery but I can give that one a shot also. > > If you go to xlr8yourmac and look up Toshiba and IBM hard drives for > Wallstreet you can get links to the modding info you need to fix this > problem. Basically you are going to need to use a non-conductive piece of > metal as a shield for the side of the new hard drive where the magnet lives, > and you might have to reset the magnetic switch with another magnet. > > Your Wallstreet isn't dead...it's just SLEEPING..... I sure hope so! It may not be dead yet, but it's looking like a pretty deep coma. > > Good luck, > -.\\<-H- Thanks Michelle! <[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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
