Morning all - I have a teacher friend who lost (as in they stopped working) three laptops in a 24hr period (see aside below for details). Needless to say he is not a happy camper. I am trying to fix his Wallstreet so that he has something to work on and from its' symptoms I believe that the PMU needs to be reset, but pressing the reset combination written on the back doesn't seem to be working. Could someone send me specific instructions? It would be much appreciated. Or if you read the next paragraph with the specific symptoms and have another idea, please let me know that too.
Specifically the symptoms of the Wallstreet are: Screen stays black, no battery charge indication on the little lights on the side, no HD noise, no chime, etc. Pressing the reset sequence written on the back results in the PB alternating between the fan running at full speed with the green power light on and, after pressing, the powerbook sitting there appearing totally dead. Pressing the power button alone has not effect. I have removed the battery and held down the reset sequence for a couple of minutes with no effect other than that mentioned above. Any other ideas appreciated. Aside: Three down, none to go. Computed #1 is an iBook that is covered under Apple's recall program. The screen failed as is covered and I was able to start it up in Firewire target disk mode and transfer his data to comptuer # 2 - the Wallstreet mentioned above which worked for less than 24hrs. Apple is sending a box for the iBook which will be here on Monday. Computer #3 is another iBook that we borrowed for his use from a lab cart of ibooks at school (yes, with permission). Although we weren't able to get his data off the Wallstreet, he was using this quite successfully until a student tripped over the cord running from his desk and it slammed to the floor. Now it's both dead and broken. Needless to say he isn't allowed to borrow any more computers. Sorry for the length of this post, but I though folks might be interested in the story and I could really use some help with the Wallstreet. Thanks! Sam Strong Henley Middle School -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
