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| Click here to select a new forum. | | PDQ, LED and Fans on plug in, no boot | Posted by: TheMacGuy on 2014-01-18 12:28:48
I just bought a PDQ PowerBook G3; 300MHz, 64MB of RAM, 8GB drive, etc. Problem is, when I plug the computer in, the fans rev up, the LED stays solid, but both go out after 2 or so seconds. Then if I press the power button, I get a "bong", but nothing else. Could this be as simple as a dead PRAM battery? Should I just let it sit on the charger for an extended period and see if it boots?
| Posted by: TheMacGuy on 2014-01-18 13:03:23
Got it working. I let it sit for a few minutes while I was doing something else, and when I turned the corner it was booting 9.2. 😛
| Posted by: bibilit on 2014-01-19 00:06:19
Problem is, when I plug the computer in, the fans rev up, the LED stays solid, but both go out after 2 or so seconds. Then if I press the power button, I get a "bong", but nothing else. Could this be as simple as a dead PRAM battery? Yes, mine is doing exactly the same thing, always ok if i leave it for a while.
Mine has the PRAM battery dead as well.
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