> From: Howie S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 15:39:37 -0800 > > on 1/25/03 10:56 AM, David R. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Got it back. It would appear to have been, as Will pointed out to > me, 'The > > Black Screen of Death'. (Ominous music playing in background) > > Damn, I thought you had a video signal of sorts, otherwise yes, always > do > the battery removal thing. > > I wonder how many apparently dead S900 & J700 machines are sitting in > closets, basements, or garbage dumps, that simply had the black screen > problem. You got to wonder. > > -Howie My guess truck loads! Lots of machines that could have been fixed by this trick have also ended up with new motherboards or at least they paid for new motherboards ;-) > It is also important to member for a full NVRAM reset you need to unplug the machine as well as remove the battery. It is other wise only partly re-set. This only takes 12 min plus. Leaving it plugged in is why some people find letting it set over night with the battery out works. I figured this out in the early days of attempting OSX installs when I was getting the black screen of death every few minutes. Will S
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