Worked flawlessly for many years. Now, without any warning, it just
stopped. Won't power up at all, no sign of life whatsoever. Any
suggestions where to start?
Thanks!
Bill
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On Feb 26, 2009, at 1:53 PM, BillBoggs wrote:
>
> Worked flawlessly for many years. Now, without any warning, it just
> stopped. Won't power up at all, no sign of life whatsoever. Any
> suggestions where to start?
Is it plugged in? Is it plugged all the way in? Did a cat step on the
power str
BillBoggs wrote:
> Worked flawlessly for many years. Now, without any warning, it just
> stopped. Won't power up at all, no sign of life whatsoever. Any
> suggestions where to start?
> Thanks!
> Bill
>
I will start with checking the power supply. Got a multi-meter?
> >
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Maybe a Circuit Breaker is off in your home's electrical box?
Maybe a power strip needs resetting? replacement? Try another one, in
another wall outlet?
>
> Some Macs, and I don't know if the DA is one, will act like this when
> the mobo battery gets too low.
>
Here's instruction on how to r
Another "Don't try this at home" Apple Support Article, which might
be of interest:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2257?viewlocale=en_US
I like Bruce's "Suspect the Cat" suggestion. Mine turned off/back on
my modem the other day, and frequently stops my sleep apnea CPAP
machine ... when he's
Greetings ( + )!( + )
The easiest way to check an A/C power source is to plug a lamp into
the place where the mac is plugged. Not the same power strip but the
same socket.
Best regards,
Harry
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On Feb 26, 2:07 pm, insightinmind wrote:
> Maybe a Cir
On Feb 26, 2009, at 3:53 PM, BillBoggs wrote:
>
> Worked flawlessly for many years. Now, without any warning, it just
> stopped. Won't power up at all, no sign of life whatsoever. Any
> suggestions where to start?
> Thanks!
> Bill
My first though here is a dead pram battery. If you can't get an
I'd try the following hardware tests in this order (from least costly
to most costly):
1. PRAM Battery
2. Power Supply
3. Processor
As others have said, double-check all your connections/power plugs.
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Another thing to check is the voltage specifier on the powersupply,
(little red switch next to where the cord goes in) it might have
gotten set to 230 instead of 115. And then just try the usual,
different outlet/power cord. If none of that, I would guess it's the
power supply.
-Cyrus
On F
try hitting the reset button on the mother board. also clean ram and
processor slots.-Jonas
On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Cyrus wrote:
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> Another thing to check is the voltage specifier on the powersupply,
> (little red switch next to where the cord goes in) it might have
> gotten set to 230
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