I was given 2 PB165Cs. Neither worked off the bat, but one eventually came to life after I left it plugged in for three days to recharge the PRAM battery. No luck with the other one, it does nothing but the backlights light up, giving me a dark blue screen. Sometime, if I wiggle the AC plug a bit, the hard drive will spin up but after a few clicks, nothing. Won't boot from a floppy, either. Reset PRAM, powermanager. No luck.
Could this be caused by a very dead PRAM battery? The other PB is out on loan until December, then I can swap parts and see what happens, but I'm hoping you will have suggestions... Thanks, Jerry -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
