on 30/07/2004 18:36, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Now here is the problem. It refuses to boot on AC or battery (known > good from a Lombard I have), no lights, sounds, or anything else. Since > the HD doesn't even start to spin, that makes me lean towards the logic > board (since that controls power to the HD). Am I on the right track > leaning towards the logic board, or have people had situations where > there was no HD sound with a bad processor? I have seen reports of dead > Pismos showing similar symptoms but with HD sound, which tends to lean > towards the processor being the issue. Anyone have an entirely > different diagnosis, comments or suggestions for attempting to > resurrect it?
First and easiest thing to check is the RAM. I've seen a few Pismos refuse to boot because they had a stick of bad ram. If that's not it, try a different processor (assuming you've also checked it's not that the processor isn't fully seated on the logic board). Chris -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
