on 11/2/02 11:38 AM, Bob Johnson wrote: >My Mac IIsi (17MB, sys 7.1v3++) started acting like a classic or >something today. When I select shut down from the menu, instead of >turning off, it tells me "It's now sate to turn off your computer now." > This turns out to be difficult, because the switch on the back is >not really a switch. Any clues as to what to do?
A common problem with the IIsi. Sometimes you can fix it with a fresh PRAM battery and/or zapping the PRAM. On other machines that part of the logic board just gives out before anything really important. You can use a power strip with an on/off button and control the power that way. I recently found a gadget called a PowerKey by Sophisticated Circuits. It consists of 4 power plugs and an ADB port. Apparently it is designed to let you switch on up to 4 devices with the keyboard power-on key. It originally came with software and a Y-ADB cable, but I have neither. Sophisticated Circuits is still in business and will sell replacements for a steep price. A Mac with 2 ADB ports would let me get past the Y-cable problem, but alas the IIsi has only 1. I imagine it will power-up no problem, but I can't see how it would power-off without software. Bryan Kattwinkel <mailto:kattwinkel@;lemlists.com> -- 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:vintage.macs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
