I tried resetting the PMU according to the instructions found at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449, after waiting for several seconds (more than five) I tried to boot up. Nothing. Any other suggestions. Incidentally I have nothing active or on in any external ports.
Charlie
On 13 Jan 2005, at 15:52, John C. Swanson wrote:
got a message to hold down the start up button for several seconds.
IIRC, this is a kernal panic induced by who knows what. This happened on my WS I while I had a USB card installed. I was able to restart after removing it. But, no doubt your situation is different.
I think I'd start with a reset of the PMU. That fixed a boot issue with one WS I worked on. The PMU was eventually replaced along with the PRAM battery. This solved a number of issues on that comp...
To reset the PMU go to this page: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449
Try this. Also, you probably should try to start up from the CD and repair permissions, etc.
HTH
J Sanderson A. M. G. D.
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