On 12/07/2005, at 7:02 PM, Craig Ringer wrote:
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).
Did you try to boot with a CD, or do you have an external device you
can attach ?
Do you get the chimes ... if this model chimes ?
Bob
Ideas?
--
Craig Ringer
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