Been there, done that :-( Well- a toner cart died, but I know what you
mean.
Sounds like she crashed and then the power manager got trashed. Not a
problem. Head over to
http://www.accesscom.com/~gamba/
and get yourself a boot disk for the 190, if you haven't got one. Note
that the 190 requires System 7.5.2-8.1 to boot.
First, though, you'll need to reset the power manager. It's possible that
the green sleep light is stuck on (?). Regardless of whether it is or
not, do this:
- plug in the AC
- pull the battery out
- hold in the reset button on the back for at least 45 seconds (best done
by someone with small fingers and some patience). If if doesn't work the
first time, keep trying. Eventually, it will either boot by itself or you
can power it on using the power button. Make sure you've put the boot
floppy in before resetting the PM - that way you'll boot off the floppy
and then use the included Disk First Aid to try and repair the hard drive.
If that doesn't work, we'll move on to Recovery Stage 2 ;-)
Best of luck,
RD
>My girlfriend is going through every graduate student's nightmare. She is on
>the verge of finishing her dissertation and her powerbook died. She hasn't
>backed up for a month, so if we can't recover the data she will have lost a
>month's work.
>
>Her computer is slightly off topic, being a PB190cs, but maybe someone on
>the list will have a suggestion.
>
>She got a bomb, which I believe said error 10, or something (system 7.6.1)
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