When my wallstreet was new (owned by a relative at the time) it developed strange power related problems. I honestly don't remember the symptoms, but after several attempts at diagnosis by the apple dealer that sold it, they finally discovered that the plug on the power cord was touching some metal (from a heat shield they said) and shorting out. Sometimes it would not touch and it worked fine, other times it wouldn't, particularly if being used on a lap where it gets moved a bit from time to time. They were able to bend the metal to clear the plug and it worked fine.
It's a long shot, but since moving your power cord can cause your problem to come and go, perhaps you should have a close look in this area to make sure that nothing is interfering with the plug connection within the case. >> Maybe not. The power supply connection comes loose from the circuit >> board on Wallstreets and may need to be resoldered. It happened to me. >> Just resolder the connector. > > > I thought the power supply came through the sound board- which I just >replaced. There are several other power cards, including the Power Management Unit under the palm rest. My wallstreet is currently not completing the start up cycle. One of the possible causes was the PMU. I bought a used/tested PMU to try, but it didn't solve the problem, much like your sound card. My problem is probably logic board or processor related, but the sound card is another possible cause. Too bad your problem doesn't sound like the pmu, or we could swap the cards that are of no use to us with a little cash added on my end to make up for the difference in purchase price. :) > >> If the YoYo plug is intermittant, you can probably make it act up by >> wiggling the cable where it connects to the plug ot the YoYo. If it's >> the WallStreet connection then wiggling the plug relative to the >> Wallstreet should show it. Try not to wiggle one while you are wiggling >> the other. > > > It is definately at the WallStreet end. > >> >> If it's the plug on the end of the DC cable, shave the plastic molding >> down with a knife and resolder the wires. Slap it back together with >> heatshrink tubing and silicone rubber. > >It has to be lifted up by putting a bunch of index cards under the power >cord at the rear of the WallStreet? > >Nothing changed from one sound card to the next. > > Paul -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
