[P1] Comatose iBook?

[Joe Sporleder]

Richard,

We have tried everything you've mentioned except another battery (the 
machine is in another office about 30 minutes away, so I'm making 
diagnostics with second hand information...I'll have the machine in my 
possession in a couple hours, so will be able to make first hand 
observations).

I have a new iBook (900mhz 12" with combo drive), would my battery be 
compatible with this older iBook (for testing purposes)? My boss has an 
older 600mhz iBook (generation after the 500mhz that is giving us the 
problem), how about its battery?

I'm hoping it can be started up in Firewire target disk mode, to a 
least back up an article that'll take 3 hours to reproduce (I have no 
idea why they didn't store a backup on the file server which is backed 
up several times a week). Thanks.

Joe

On Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at 02:51  PM, Richard McKay wrote:

>> Today, it developed a
>> problem that on start up, it would get just to where it'd draw the
>> Finder desktop on the screen, and then go to sleep.
>
> Sorry but need to ask the stupid questions first: are you trying this 
> with
> it plugged in or just with battery power? Using other batteries?
>
>> it'd go to sleep within a minute or 2 after
>> starting up.
>
> <snip>
>
>> I was told that the  'book was dropped
>> flatly on its bottom, but that it had run just fine for 2 days after
>> that, but I'm wondering if something affecting the power flow has come
>> loose after its little "accident"?
>
> It sounds like the battery may be losing its contact somewhere, again, 
> have
> you tried this with both battery and mains power? Tried taking out the
> battery and reinstalling it? Using another battery?
>
> When you shake it gently do you hear anything moving or loose? Will it 
> start
> up in Firewire ?Target? disk mode using another computer?