Linda Hyde wrote:
> My PB 160 won't come on even when it's plugged in to wall outlet. Of
> course battery doesn't work at all, It hasn't been used for years (with
> a relative). Now I would like to set it up with a dial-in email service
> (free, if there is a free mac one-she can't pay a monthly service fee).
>
> any ideas on what my problem is? does dead battery kill computer? do
> power cords wear out and can one use something different than the Apple
> power cord that came with it? would a boot disk make any difference if
> there seems to be no power at all (no sound-no light)?
>
> Help Please,
> Linda
Linda,
The problem could be the Power Manager, resetting it should cycle every
thing back to normal, removing the battery is part of this procedure,
since it is dead leave it out. For directions see the web page:
http://www.westwind.com/reference/tn/PMReset.html
For battery Info: http://www.academ.com/info/macintosh/
On some of the earlier power adapters the plastic tip had a tendency to
fracture and short the logic board resulting in a blown fuse inside, check
the adapter for this fault and verify that it has an output with a meter,
If this information doesn't lead to a solution, opening the powerbook
becomes a necessity as the next thing to check is the soldered on fuse on
the logic board next to the battery contacts.
Roger
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