Hi all, Just to update everyone who helped. I tried booting with the PRAM battery disconnected with no help. After reconnecting the battery and hitting the power button, the drives spun up but no chime or screen. I then hit the reset button and the computer spins down, hit the power button again and the drives spin up again with no other signs of life. I then removed all power again and removed and reseated the processor board, RAM, and hard drive. Reconnected batteries and AC and had the same results.
So now, the power button causes the fans and drives to spin up and the reset button makes them spin down. I tried a variety of key combos including apple>option>O>F, apple>option>P>R, etc... I may have a chance to swap PRAM batteries from an identical Pismo this weekend, but other then that should I recommend higher level service? We are over two hours from any Apple authorized service facility. It's not easy being in a small town sometimes. Bill -- "An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind." Gandhi -----Original Message----- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeremy Derr Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 9:27 AM To: G-Books On Friday, June 27, 2003, at 3:14 AM, jdc wrote: > Jeremy Derr wrote: > >> On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 6:41 PM, jdc wrote: >> >>> 2. Unplug the power connector and remove the battery. Open up the >>> keyboard and remove the backup battery which is on the lower left, >>> below the hard drive (carefully unplug the white small 3 conector >>> plug). Press the power button a few times and wait for a couple of >>> minutes. Connect it all together again and (try to) power it up. >> >> i've got to know... what is this supposed to accomplish? > > Reset the Pram contents. there are easier ways to accomplish this. such as removing the battery and power adapter and simply hitting the PMU Reset button on the back. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --------------------------------------------------------------- -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
