On 01/12/04 17:37, "Katherine Zysk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On 30/11/04 22:20, "Katherine Zysk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I am working on my Wallstreet. >>> >>> First it had a bad dc card (plug moved up and down) >>> It wouldn't charge right so I replaced it. >>> >>> With that in place I put in the batteries and they would not charge. >>> >>> I thought maybe the loose plug caused a problem with the power and charge >>> card that the batteries plug into. >>> >>> I also noticed that the CD Rom drive had stop spinning up. >>> >>> So I ordered and new card for that and I installed it tonight. >>> >>> Still no charge on batteries or CDRom. >>> >>> >>> Now during my upgrades I decided to install 10.2 which went fine and then I >>> restarted and now I get the disallowed symbol. >>> >>> The whole sequence is >>> Power up >>> I see the happy Mac computer >>> I hear two little noises from the CDRom >>> The computer screen goes black and I hear the start-up chime again >>> I see the grey apple >>> I see the disallowed symbol >>> >>> >>> I went into firmware and reset >>> And it still it will not boot. >>> >>> If I could force it to start back into 9 but with out the CDRom drive I >>> cannot see any way. >>> >>> Could someone please give me some advice on how to get my powerbook back >>> without buying a new part each week just to find out that "that wasn't it" >>> >> >> Did you add any memory to it? >> >> -Laurent. > About a year or two ago, I think that it has 256 Then, you might want to take it out to see, although you might not have enough memory left to install OS X. I've read a lot of complaints from Lombard users unable to install OS X and many times, it was due to faulty memory which, in other situations, would work fine, but would fail when OS X is installed. I have no idea what the OS X installer does but it didn't happen for a lot of users... -Laurent. -- ======================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************ Usual disclaimers apply *********************** -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
