I've had a bad battery cause the same thing with the power adaptor plugged in. Pull the battery out and try booting from just the adaptor.
-Rob- On Friday, July 12, 2002, at 08:44 AM, red ridinghood wrote: > Yep, it was plugged in at the time. (Albeit to a Duo power adapter > which has worked fine up till now). I was in a hotel and had to use a 3 > prong plug adapter (no grounded outlest), that was the only odd thing. > But I've done that before w/o problems. > Babbette > On Friday, 12, 2002, at 08:27AM, Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Sounds like a dead battery. Do you have it plugged into a power >> adaptor? >> >> -Rob- >> >> On Friday, July 12, 2002, at 08:25 AM, red ridinghood wrote: >> >>> Starting up my reliable old 2400 last night, I got the chime, then the >>> sound of a crackle, and the >>> beast went dead. >>> Now when I hit the startup key all I get is the chime and the machine >>> goes dead. >>> What hoppened? >>> Motherboard? Harddrive? >>> >>> Babbette ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
