I have two G3 Pbooks: One Lombard, one Pismo. Both have the dreaded won't
start up anymore problem, which appears to be an issue with the mini board
containing the AC plug (female end).
I've seen quite a few vendors selling replacement cards (a little under $40
for the Lombard, nearly $70
Malcolm Cornelius writes:
Are you sure the cards are the faulty e.g. obviously damaged
or by checking them against a known good machine ?
Have you tried removing the PRAM battery and the keyboards to
see if they'll boot ?
I haven't, but I will. That's some of the kung fu I'm looking
