--- Ruffin Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Haven't I seen a "green light of death" mentioned in > relation to older Powerbooks? My 1400 is > occasionally showing its power light even with AC > unplugged and battery removed. If I hit the "power > reset" button on the back next to the ports (thanks > to the list for having that in a past thread), the > light goes out. Sometimes it'll come right back on > after I quit hitting the reset button for a few > seconds (up to 30). When I get things back, the > contrast on my screen is usually very dark (and > won't go above about 10% when I try and up it) until > I reboot fully. > > What's going on? Is there an internal battery > somewhere?
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