on 21/11/04 11:40, Katherine Zysk at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Your PRAM settings are corrupted, so it's trying to book in OS X. Try >> zapping the PRAM by holding down Cmd-Opt-P-R until you hear the startup >> chime a few times. Then, perform a reset via the Ctrl-Fn-Power >> combination. Hold down the Option key, this will hopefully force it to >> boot using OS 9. Once it's started up, wipe all traces of your OS X >> installation, and re-install if necessary. >> >> Cheers, >> Ben >> >> On 21 Nov 2004, at 13:04, Katherine Zysk wrote: > Ok my last question, > > I replaced the DC card last week, just before this happened, the plug coming > out of the computer was loose and I had to lift it to get power to the > computer. > > I am thinking that maybe the power card, the one that sits under the touch > pad and the batteries and CD Rom drive plug into through the drive bays may > be bad. > > The batteries are not charging and the CD Rom is not spinning up,(the zip > and floppy drives do work) > > If this card is bad would that at least cause some of the problems?
If the PMU board is bad, then symptoms include not charging the batteries, which in turn cause the drain of the PRAM rechargeable battery, I think. If your CD drive doesn't work, then it might be toasted or the logicboard is defective. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] fat-finger vt.: 1. To introduce a typo while editing in such a way that the resulting manglification of a configuration file does something useless, damaging, or wildly unexpected. "NSI fat-fingered their DNS zone file and took half the net down again." 2. More generally, any typo that produces dramatically bad results. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
