Sometimes the battery is so faulty that it will not let the brick start the machine. Try removing the battery but leave the brick plugged into the machine. Good luck. -----Original Message----- From: William Damkoehler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 17:43:25 To:PowerBooks <[email protected]> Subject: Re: PB1400c won't start
Chris wrote: > Greetings, listers. > > I have a PB1400c. It was working fine, when a low battery warning > message appeared. At this point, it was plugged in, and running on > AC. A few minutes later, the unit just shut down. I have tried > restarting, even while using the reset button on the back. When I > press that, I hear an attempt to restart, but aside from flashing a > time or two, the screen remains dark. > > The battery is good only for about half an hour. The configuration > of the 'book is: PB 1400c/G3 250/64 Meg RAM/OS 8.6. > > Any suggestions you can make would be appreciated. This is my > daughter's computer, and she'd really like it back. > > Thanks. > > Chris Gleeson > Napanee, Ontario Chris, Maybe the thing was actually running on battery when the warning popped up. Perhaps your powerbrick isn't functioning or not securely plugged into the machine (or, if it's a yo-yo style, the power cord isn't firmly plugged into the yo-yo. I've heard that sometimes even the wires from the yo-yo separate and become useless.) And now maybe you're attempting to start it up on a dead battery - thinking you've got power from the wall. These powerbricks do fail, and unless you had a fresh battery on hand it would be impossible to start up the machine - or to really know what the problem is. Do you have a multi-tester or voltmeter? You could test the leads on the end terminal of the DC supply coming from your powerbrick and see if you've got juice... Good luck. -Bill -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com Sent via BlackBerry - a service from AT&T Wireless. -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
