[iBook] Boot without keyboard?

[Valerie Maples]

Like a power supply to me, then.

Valerie


On 1/3/05 12:23 AM, "Lentz" <llentz88 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 
>   Sorry. My bad. When I hit the power button, I get no response. It won't even
> attempt to boot.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples at bellsouth.net>
> Sent: Jan 3, 2005 12:13 AM
> To: Lentz at listserver.themacintoshguy.com,
> "A place to discuss Apple's iBook computers."
> <ibook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: Re: [iBook] Boot without keyboard?
> 
> I think someone else was recommending to try another USB keyboard and try
> pressing the C key on it to boot from disk.
> 
> I do not believe they will boot without a recognized keyboard attached.
> 
> Valerie
> 
> 
> On 1/2/05 10:44 PM, "Lentz" <llentz88 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> 
>>   Unfortunately I can't boot at all, even with the keyboard plugged in.
>> 
>>   I spilled some soda on it back in October. I turned it off right away,
>> wiped
>> up all I could, and let it dry for a day. It worked without any problems
>> until
>> Christmas day when I found it with the drive light and the caps and numeric
>> lock lights on and the machine was dead.
>> 
>>   I've stripped the thing down to the motherboard and can't find a problem.
>> Everything looks good and with the exception of a couple drops of stuff on
>> the
>> plastic casings of a couple components, none of the soda appears to have even
>> touched the motherboard.
>> 
>>   The keyboard got a lot of it though and I'm just wondering if that could be
>> my problem.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael Elliott <michaelelliott at mac.com>
>> Sent: Jan 2, 2005 11:06 PM
>> To: 
>> "A place to discuss Apple's iBook computers."
>> <ibook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>,
>> Lentz <llentz88 at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Re: [iBook] Boot without keyboard?
>> 
>> Here would be a way to find out:  Boot from the Mac OS X Install CD by
>> holding the C key.  If you can't boot from it, try plugging in a USB
>> keyboard and pressing C from there.
>> 
>> Michael
>> 
>> 
>> On Jan 02, 2005, at 5:48 PM, Lentz wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>>   Will the G4 iBook boot with the keyboard disconnected?
>>> 
>>>   Is it possible that a short or other failure in the keyboard could
>>> keep the iBook from booting?
>>> 
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