I get that sound on my pb 1400 when I had a bad battery installed. When I replaced it I never herd it again. Try running without the battery installed to see if the same results happen.
Jay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 11:18 AM Subject: 1400 Power Button > Hello all. > New to list. > Just got a 1400/166 that is great except for one problem. > When it first arrived, pushing the on/off button resulted only in a > slow tick from the speaker. > Pushing the reset button started it right up. > A couple more tries and the slow tick has been replaced with silence > and a reset is still needed. > The computer will not respond to any keys including on/off to wake from > sleep but reset wakes it up. > When the comp is running, pressing the on/off which should bring up the > Shutdown dialog, does nothing. > The comp runs perfect in all other ways. > I thought it might be just the physical key but the original tick rules > that out. > I suspected the Pram battery, but there are no other symptoms I know > of. Maybe there doesn't need to be. > Plugged into AC or Battery same results. > > Anybody have any suggestions? > > Thanks, > Michael > St. Pete FL > > > -- > 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
