on 10/21/02 1:29 PM, Michael R. Hicks at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello list, > > I'm new. Been an Apple user for 15 years, have owned > many machines, currently a Beige G3 (w/numerous upgrades) > running 9.1, a 7200/90 running 8.1, and a 7100/80 running > MacOS 8.6...along with this problem 5300c (40 MB/1.1 GB > replacement HD). > > I bought the machine on consignment nearly three years ago, > and used the REA to replace the logic board/fix plastics > back in the spring. > > I fear that Something Very Bad has happened to my machine. > As I was attempting to shoehorn a 9.1 installation on a > laptop w/limited hard drive space (to get a BellSouth > DSL installation to work), my laptop stopped booting. When > I hit the power key, the only way that I can tell the > machine is on is when I hit the "caps lock" key (which > lights up). I no longer hear a chime, *nor* do I have > hard drive activity, it no longer spins up. Does anybody > have an educated guess on what has happened? Is it possible > that my hard drive or logic board died as I was attempting > the OS installation? > > Where can I go to find used 5300 parts? I work as a PC > field technician, and I've performed the upgrades on all of > my Macintoshes. I'd also like to find the field service > manual for the 5300, I once discovered it online, but I've > forgotten the location and didn't save the .pdf (I didn't > own my laptop at the time). > > Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Hi My wife has a 5300cs that all of a sudden stopped doing anything, no chimes of anything. We changed the PRAM battery and it went back to working normal. I hope this helps Jim
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