[DuoList] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

[Clark Martin]

Hung Doan wrote:
> So after all my complaints and pouting, I'm back on track trying to get 
> this 2400c working.
>  
> Good news: I got a new Powerboard and it seemed to help my 2400c for a 
> bit. Whenever I put my Comet to sleep, it'd wake up ready to work and 
> the battery fully works and all.
>  
> Bad news: After leaving it unplugged for one week, it won't power on 
> anymore. I do PMU reset (holding the button in the back) overnight (not 
> me, I used an object and fixed it against a book) and it still doesn't 
> power up.
>  
> Ugly: I thought I'd take out the battery and leave the plug in and power 
> on. Instead it sounds like it wants to turn on but it buzzes for a few 
> seconds, then fails to do anything.
>  
> What's going on? I think the Backup battery is tanked but shouldn't the 
> Powerbook battery still charge? I think the machine is confused about 
> how to charge and the battery is not charging. Any advice/thoughts?
>  
> It doesn't have enough power to even get to GLOD I think :-) Anyhow any 
> advice is appreciated. Thanks!

You can try this, it's worked for me on other PowerBooks.  Pull the 
adapter connector, pull the battery then hit the power on button.  Now 
plug in the power adapter and hit start.  Once the computer is starting 
up (hopefully) then put the battery back in.


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Clark Martin
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