I have a PowerBook G3 (Lombard) 400 512 MB ram OS X 10.2.6 USB Apple mouse
40 GB hard drive with two partitions - one for OS X and the other for OS 9
This baby has been running great for over a year. Last night I finished up with things, put my PowerBook to sleep (I rarely shut-down) just as usual. This morning when I went to wake it up, nothing! The power indicator light had been flashing as normal in sleep mode. I hit the shift key and everything went dead. I left it for a few seconds and then pushed the power button. Nothing. I know that there have been times in the past where things could freeze up while in sleep, although I haven't experienced that for a long time. So, I pushed the Command + Control and Power button. The machine gave me the start-up chime but that is all. It didn't start up. The back-light on the screen flickered ever so slightly but still nothing. Breathe Breathe, Breathe...
OK, removed the keyboard and checked the ram, made sure that everything is seated well. Made sure that the battery had juice - it does - and plugged the power cord back in. Try again. Hold the power button down - Nothing. Command + Control + Power button gives me the startup chime but no start up.
Try the reset button on the back panel. Press in and release. Power indicator light gives me a blink but nothing else happens. Press the Power button and all I get is the startup chime but no start up. Try pushing the power button again, nothing. Have to push the Command + Control + Power button to even get the chime.
What happens if you start up from the original CD, or any utility CD?
Al Poulin
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