Re: BAD: Digital Audio Won't Power On
No worries, I discovered it's a bad power button board. Shorted pins 3 and 6, it powered right on. Thanks all! Matt Rhinesmith Sent from my iBook G3 Indigo iBook G3 Clamshell Ariel 366 MHz PPC 750CX (G3) CPU 576 MB RAM 30 GB HDD Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger On Oct 7, 2010, at 9:18 AM, Dan wrote: At 4:39 PM -0600 10/6/2010, Matt Rhinesmith wrote: 733 MHz DA, running Leopard 10.5.8. I was [doin Stuff to the hardware then lost power]. Now, I can't get it to boot at all, and the only way I can get it to even power on is to put one of the AGP 8X video cards (sans tape) into it. If pins 3 11 are taped or I use the original card, nada. When it powers on, I get no disk activity and no video (even from the card that just displays gibberish). Help, I need this machine for school! When it does power on, do you hear the self-test completed bong, or perhaps individual beeps or an odd chord? Try a hard reset: Disconnect all unnecessary peripherals and cards. Unplug the computer. Reset the Power Manager (PMU) by pressing the CUDA button ONCE -- *or* removing the PRAM Battery for a minute then reinstalling it. Then plug the computer in, wait about 10 secs, then try booting it. If that still fails to boot, then try zapping the PRAM (hold down cmd-opt-p-r while booting). PS. I posted a topic in the G-Books group about AirPort on this iBook, but still have no replies, I'd appreciate it if someone would give me some help. I didn't receive that post and I'm too lazy to go into the web interface to browse around for it; could have been eaten by the Googlehole. Try re-posting. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: BAD: Digital Audio Won't Power On
Squirt some WD-40 on the switch and it might magically start working again. JT On Oct 7, 2010, at 1:15 PM, Matt Rhinesmith wrote: No worries, I discovered it's a bad power button board. Shorted pins 3 and 6, it powered right on. Thanks all! Matt Rhinesmith Sent from my iBook G3 Indigo iBook G3 Clamshell Ariel 366 MHz PPC 750CX (G3) CPU 576 MB RAM 30 GB HDD Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger On Oct 7, 2010, at 9:18 AM, Dan wrote: At 4:39 PM -0600 10/6/2010, Matt Rhinesmith wrote: 733 MHz DA, running Leopard 10.5.8. I was [doin Stuff to the hardware then lost power]. Now, I can't get it to boot at all, and the only way I can get it to even power on is to put one of the AGP 8X video cards (sans tape) into it. If pins 3 11 are taped or I use the original card, nada. When it powers on, I get no disk activity and no video (even from the card that just displays gibberish). Help, I need this machine for school! When it does power on, do you hear the self-test completed bong, or perhaps individual beeps or an odd chord? Try a hard reset: Disconnect all unnecessary peripherals and cards. Unplug the computer. Reset the Power Manager (PMU) by pressing the CUDA button ONCE -- *or* removing the PRAM Battery for a minute then reinstalling it. Then plug the computer in, wait about 10 secs, then try booting it. If that still fails to boot, then try zapping the PRAM (hold down cmd-opt-p-r while booting). PS. I posted a topic in the G-Books group about AirPort on this iBook, but still have no replies, I'd appreciate it if someone would give me some help. I didn't receive that post and I'm too lazy to go into the web interface to browse around for it; could have been eaten by the Googlehole. Try re-posting. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/ netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ group/g3-5-list DEAL OF THE YEAR: 2010 Honda Civic for $1,734.09 SPECIAL REPORT: High ticket items are being auctioned for an incredible 90% off! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4cae4a71cb09916d0e3st05vuc -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: BAD: Digital Audio Won't Power On
Squirt some WD-40 on the switch and it might magically start working again. Naw, it's the microprocessor on the board. I checked for continuity on the switch, it works properly. It could also be the cable between the board and the MB, but I have no easy way to check that. Matt Rhinesmith Sent from my iBook G3 Indigo iBook G3 Clamshell Ariel 366 MHz PPC 750CX (G3) CPU 576 MB RAM 30 GB HDD Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
BAD: Digital Audio Won't Power On
I have a 733 MHz DA, running Leopard 10.5.8. I was flashing a couple of video cards for it the other day, and I forgot to tape pins 3 11. When I put the original card back in (after giving up for a while on the card flashing), it booted fine, but about an hour later the light on the power button went out and the button stopped working. This wasn't a problem for a while, as I set it to restart after a power failure and I never shut it down. That is, until my parents randomly decided that it shouldn't be on, and shut it down. Now, I can't get it to boot at all, and the only way I can get it to even power on is to put one of the AGP 8X video cards (sans tape) into it. If pins 3 11 are taped or I use the original card, nada. When it powers on, I get no disk activity and no video (even from the card that just displays gibberish). Help, I need this machine for school! PS. I posted a topic in the G-Books group about AirPort on this iBook, but still have no replies, I'd appreciate it if someone would give me some help. Matt Rhinesmith Sent from my iBook G3 Indigo iBook G3 Clamshell Ariel 366 MHz PPC 750CX (G3) CPU 576 MB RAM 30 GB HDD Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
