on 23/09/02 15:19, Joost van de Griek at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, all. > > I'm having a little trouble with my PowerBook 1400C (333 MHz G3, 64 MB RAM, > OS Z1-9.1, internal Ethernet and Zip100). > > Unitl about a month ago it was working fine. Since then, it was at a > friend's house, who left it on a shelf, unused, with the battery inserted > but the AC adapter unplugged. When I picked it up and tried to start it, it > just sat there. > > When I plug in the original Apple power brick, it doesn't respond at all. > When I try it with the MadsonLine micro-adapter, the speaker pops at a > steady rate, as if it were trying to start up. Sometimes, the screen sort of > flashes, too. > > Since I suspected it was a power manager problem due to the batteries > running out, I tried leaving it without power overnight, leaving it without > power with the power key depressed for a day, and all the key combos for > resetting the power manager. Still no go. > > So, anyone else have any ideas or suggestions, before I dig up my spare > 1400/133 and harvest it for parts?
Try without the main battery in. Also try with another processor - I just had a 1400 with a G3/333 in which showed similar problems and it was a dead processor. Best wishes Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic www.pbfanatic.co.uk -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
