Thanks Jim,
I was wondering if the Pismo was trying to tell me something ...
I actually thought of reseating the cards (Ram and processor daughtercard)
but I got stalled at removing the heatsink ... seems my electronics workshop
friends (since moved on) used brute force to tighten one of the screws so that
I have to find a decent screwdriver (and luck) to untighten it without doing
damage to the Pismo ... sigh! 8-(
For now, it seems that if I power down (rather than put to sleep) the Pismo
it takes only a few ctrl-command-power attempts to boot up (though this morning
it was sufficient to hit the power on button once and it started up nicely!).
I wonder if the fact that all the batteries are (near) dead (main & PRAM)
cause some corruption of the memory (?) and may have something to do with the
(rare) flashing symptons too ... or is just an intermittent fault.
Well I've ordered an exchange main battery from Apple for A$230 ($US160)
(which is presumably a repackaged "fresh" one) though I also have some thoughts
of ordering a longer life one from a suitable distributor in the USA ...
I suppose I should also replace the PRAM battery ...
Thanks to all, 8-) Harry.
On 03/06/2004, at 1:55 AM, Jim Eddy wrote:
On Jun 1, 2004, at 12:56 AM, Hoju Dingo wrote:
That IS a code indicating a hardware problem. I had a similar response from an iMac. I recall that the 3 flashes signify a problem with memory or related hardware. So it could be that one of the RAM cards is faulty, if you are lucky. Try removing one, then the other (if you have two) and see if the problem continues.A further quick(er) follow up on symptons:
I just had to reboot since my modem wasn't disconnecting properly (dialin from home is patience forming inducing compared to Ethernet at work) so: 1. selected restart from drop-down Menu 2. watched the cycling animation before power down occured 3. screen blanks off 4. No chime sound or screen blanking on; but hard drive sounds indicates life. Keyboard has power ... caps/num lock lights work. 5. After waiting some time ... few minutes ... in case the Pismo might be rebooting (with screen dark) ... only hard drive sounds emanated ... no screen/or sound from volume controls ... 6. pressed "ctrl-command-power" with no discernable result 7. pressed "ctrl-command-power" and got a beep-beep-beep sound and flashing sleep light: one long flash, 3 short flashes and then a delay and then over again ... weird! (Morse code?)
Try reseating the RAM chips. Also reseating the processor daughtercard that can come loose (though that hasn't happened on MY pismo). If none of these things have an effect, then it may be more serious problems with the logic board or other hardware. You are fortunate to still have Applecare in effect.
The Pismo is able to run with the lid closed--the screen is off when that happens. An external mouse or keyboard will wake the Pismo up while the screen is closed. When you open it up, it will be running, but with no screen. It appears for all purposes like the machine is locked up and not running. This had me confused when I would plug the USB hub with a printer and a mouse into my Pismo and not get the screen on when opening. Closing the lid again will put the machine to sleep. Open it again to wake it up and the screen will come on too. This may be one of the problems you are having, though not what is causing the 3 beeps and flashes.
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