my 140 does the same thing, and mine cannot run off of the battery because a fuse is dead..... bad luck on my part, but without batt and wall power it wont work, thou it will work batt only when i find a replacment fuse ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Pekarsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 10:55 PM Subject: Re: Dead 140 - revived - partially
> > Afternoon All > > Turns out by using 'Battery Amnesia' on my 160 on the best battery of > > the three I have I got one up to about 5 minutes use. Lo and behold > > the 140 will boot from that battery! > > > > So - I have proven to my satisfaction that a 140 will not boot without > > a battery or with a very bad one. > > Does anyone know how to 'bypass' the battery so it will boot without a > > battery like the 160 will? > > > > Brian > > I would just say take out the battery and just use the power adapter > but I am sure there is something preventing this... If it will not > boot without both power sources you might try resetting your power > management settings, take out both power sources so that and let is sit > for 5-10 minutes. Then push both of the little black buttons near the > power button on the rear of the machine in for 10 seconds or so. Then > try to boot it and you will probably have to hit the button (power > button) a few times and then it should boot. You may have to repeat > this a couple times. Also is your ac adapter a known good one? I > would assume so after since you needed something to boot up for battery > amnesia but I am just checking? > Dave > > > -- > 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 > -- 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
