Hi Virginia It sounds like you power unit is broken or the computer needs to have its Power Management Unit reset.
I assume your macbook is one with a fixed battery, i.e. one you cannot remove yourself? If it is then try the following. Be sure to read the instructions then give it a go, it is important to do the steps in the right order and exactly as they are written here... 1. Shut down the computer. (unless it is already off of course!) 2. Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected. 3. On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Ctrl-Alt keys and the power button at the same time. 4. Release all the keys and the power button at the same time. 5. Press the power button to turn on the computer. If your computer has a removable battery let us know as the procedure is different. Cheers Benjamin 2009/12/12 Virginia <[email protected]>: > My beautiful new (4 month old PowerBook) has now died. No life in it at > all. First signs of sickness : screen said not charging, then green light > went out, then computer died. To my inexperienced mind, this seems > something to do with power/battery and needs expert repair. Am I right? Is > a genius bar best place to go? Or should I ring Apple Care as it is under > guarantee? My other question to smuggers is : how do I use MY BOOK backups > on my old G5 which fortunately is still functioning (just). Which bits > should I drag over - what I need are documents, contacts, diary. > Fortunately email is not a problem as I use gmail which is internet > based. Advice would be much appreciated. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- Benjamin Stanley - Technical Director - Trilby Multimedia 47-49 Loveday Street, Birmingham, B4 6NR Telephone: 0121 333 6860 www.trilby.co.uk -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
