>> Cmd-Opt-P-R to reset the PM. >> >> >> Cmd-Opt-O-F to get into Open Firmware, and then issue a reset-all >> commmand, to make sure. >> >> If -P-R or -O-F don't function, you have bigger problems. > >I'm confused: wasn't cmd-opt-P-R the combo to reset the PRAM, or was >this only on Compacts/desktops? ACFX44501, you are one of the most >knowledgeable persons on this list, sorry to intervene with this >question.
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