I have a similar sort of problem with a MDD i recently bought. It will not restart if you shut down from the software (menu). It will only restart if you unplug it for a few seconds, and then plug it back in. If you do a hard shut down by holding the power button, (hardware shutdown), it will start up fine. I thought it was a software/pram issue, but the more i searched this on various boards (i'll find a link tomorrow- sorry) it seems to be a dying power supply issue. Please let me know if you get it to work with a reset, i haven't been so lucky and have been thinking about finding a power supply.
I hope your issue is a bad battery. If it wouldn't hold the time/date for an hour if you had the computer unplugged, just replace it. they are cheap enough and you can rule that out. -moss On Sep 20, 8:19 pm, Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sharing this here, since a search of my archive of the list doesn't turn > up this info. > > A couple of days ago, when I was doing various cabling changes inside my > FireWire 800 MDD, at one point it wouldn't start up at all. I mean no visual > or aural indication of any activity when I pressed the power button in > various ways. Then, after other changes, it finally did and then, shortly > after in the same configuration, it didn't! > > To make a long story short, after I had given up and was starting to move my > drives and more into my old Dual 867 MDD, a friend came over for help with > his Pismo that he was having a problem with.* I was able to do a web search > that quickly turned up the solution: > > ::: When the MDD won't power up, just unplug the power cord for 10 seconds > and plug it in again! > > I realize that if I had done the right thing and unplugged the power cord > before working inside the computer, the problem wouldn't have arisen during > that process, but it might have shown up the next time I shut down and tried > to restart after I finished working on it. > > QUESTION: Is it likely that this strange behavior presages any more serious > problems? If so, what can I do about it beforehand? > > Also, (1) can I check the PRAM battery without removing it and (2) how does > one remove it? I'm guessing the PRAM battery may be bad because, when I > reconnect after disconnection, I get the message about the computer's date > being too old. (Since the computer automatically connects to the internet, > the date & time get corrected quickly.) > > Note, though, that the same person who reported the solution above also said > that replacing his PRAM battery, although it solved other problems, didn't > solve the startup problem. > > - Aaron > > * Actually, the Pismo was having a problem with _him_. The problem is that, > despite having good enough mental powers to be a decent casual chess player, > he's so tech-phobic that he can barely use his cell phone beyond calling and > answering. More to the point, he can't remember what the TCP/IP Control Panel > is for. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
