My 5300cs won't boot. The power supply has been screwy for some years ever since I had the power cord stretched across a path in the house and my wife came through chasing the cat, and... well, anyway...
For some years now, the cord into the machine has had to be *just right* to charge the battery. It hasn't been too bad of a problem. Whenever I saw that the battery was draining, I'd play with the power cord in just the right way until I saw that the battery was charging. If I had enough battery to power up, I was okay. Actually, if the battery couldn't boot the machine, I could play with the power cord until I heard the very faint high pitched whine that told me the machine (and battery) was getting AC power. I've been using the 5300cs less and less. When I tried to boot it this month to get my Christmas card list, it was dead as could be. Could not wiggle the power cord to get it to do ANYTHING. I took the battery to BATTERIES PLUS to have it reconditioned and recharged. They told me the battery was in good shape and would hold a charge. I figured that would be enough to boot the machine, but still I get NOTHING. :( Someone suggested to me that I hold the reset buttion in on the back of the machine for 15 or so seconds, but I get no response at all from the machine. I could live without the machine, but I really, really want to get my Christmas card info and genealogy info off the hard drive. I figure the worst case scenario is that I buy a used, working 5300cs (I think I've seen one somewhere online for $50-something) and swap my hard drive into it. Is there another way? Thank you for any help you can offer. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
