on 08/11/02 19:10, mike karthauser at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > on 8/11/02 4:46 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> is it a wallstreet or lombard powerbook. if its the wallstreet then make sure >> its shutdown and not asleep by removing the battery and power lead then press >> shift+function+control+poweron for 5 secounds. if its a lombard it will have >> a reset button between the external video and modem port. make sure its >> shutdown then press this again for 5 secounds this will reset the power >> manager. if this doesn't work i would check the adapter voltage. > > my PowerBook knowledge is less than it could be but i know the machine is > 300MHz - lowendmac reckons this is a g3 series 2 - this has the > shift+function+control+poweron reset. > > I have done the reset as you suggest but cannot book it although the > powersupply is hot. I suspect that the end of the cable is damaged as the > mac shows no sign of drawing power from the supply. I'll stick a multimeter > on the supply this weekend and see whether that's it or try and find someone > with a spare power lead that might be able to help me out. > > I'll keep you posted..
Sounds like a wallstreet and the symptoms sounds like a bad sound board - where the ac plugs it. Oh btw try it with battery out as the battery drain if extremely flat may not be helping. Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic www.pbfanatic.co.uk -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:mac-uk@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:mac-uk-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:mac-uk-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
