--- Donn Haven Lathrop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Help! > > My "new" 5300 is clutching its chest and breathing its > ante-penultimate > breath. > > It won't start up. Push the button--zip. > > Check the battery--right up there at 16.34 volts. > Check the adapter--right up there at 23.12 volts. > > Reset the power manager--no AC input, no battery--for two hours. > Zip. > > Oddities. > > If I have the battery in and the AC plugged in, push the button--zip. > > Just the battery, push the button, normal chimes, two seconds later, > a > soft click and the HD doesn't spin up and there's a soft 'beep'. > Push > the button again, the screen flashes white then black, the (normal) > chimes again, still nothing. > > Different adapter, no change. > Different battery (from my other 5300) no change. > Different battery and adapter at the same time, no change. > > I have the manual (pdf) and followed the instructions for resetting > the > power manager, but the startup won't get far enough to zap the PRAM. > > Anyone have any ideas other than to give it a hero's funeral? > > BTW, I don't think it has been through the REA program--nothing on > the > bar code tag on the case bottom or in the battery compartment. Does > this mean REA--lly dead? > > Any and all help appreciated. > > Donn >
Two things: I have found that the only way to "completely" zap the PRAM on some powerbooks is to disconnect the PRAM battery. The REA program is still current/active. Some have reported that it is now over, but Apple's website says it is current until well into 2003. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=30425 Greg __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- 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
