That does sound like the Green Light of Death (GLOD). One symptom of the GLOD is a (close-to) dead PRAM/clock battery. Have you tried resetting the Power Manager?
More often than not, fiddling with the Power Manager enough can rescue a 5300 from the GLOD.
There's a little button on the back of the computer beneath the video/PDS card port. Push it in and hold it for several seconds. That will reset the Power Manager. The 5300cs should restart on it's own, but if it doesn't, push the power button to turn it on. If nothing happens, keep trying.
It also does help to keep the PowerBook plugged in for 24 - 48 hours. That can sometimes rescue a heavily depleted PRAM battery.
If nothing works after all this, you could try replacing the PRAM battery. It will cost less than $20 at Batteries Plus or someplace similar.
Peace, Drew --
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