Hi folks I have a PowerBook G3 (Bonze Keyboard, FireWire) borrowed from work that I was hoping to drop Mac OS X onto and use for a slow-but-working Mac OS X build tester for the development work I'm doing.
Unfortunately, the dratted thing won't boot. Even when the AC power is plugged in, it is entirely dead to the world. The battery status button does nothing, the power button does nothing. I've tried resetting the PMU as per the Apple knowledge base (this machine has a simple button on the back to do it) and have had no luck. It's been sitting idle for a long time - over 9 months. If the backup battery has run down, does that mean the system needs servicing before it'll even boot? (If so, permit me to grumble at Apple). Ideas? -- Craig Ringer
