[DuoList] 2400c not booting up (or, perhaps, booting up w/ no display) - any troubleshooting suggestions?

[Iman Bhullar]

Josh -

That didn't work. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

BUT, I think I had misdiagnosed the problem. It seems
the computer IS booting up, but that the display isn't
working. I've set the computer to give me witty error
messages in the "O.K. Computer" voice (e.g. "Get back
to work, you lazy bastard") and when I accidentally
pulled out the power cord after it had attempted to
boot up, the computer gave me one of those error
messages. That means it's got to be starting up,
right?

So, does this mean it's a display problem? The screen
is backlit but all grey. Is that what happens when
they break?

And I'll definitely give you the computer if I can't
fix it. Do you live in NYC, by any chance? If not,
I'll have to ask you to cover the shipping. The
battery has over an hour of charge left, so that alone
might make it worth your while.

Iman

--- Josh Keady <joshkeady at msn.com> wrote:

> Nope, no value, give it away.  To me. :-)
> 
> But seriously, try holding down command-option-p-r
> immediately after  
> you turn the machine on.  Keep holding them until
> after you hear the  
> speaker chime for the second time.
> 
> Josh
> 
> On Oct 9, 2006, at 6:26 PM, Iman Bhullar wrote:
> 
> > I have a 2400c that I just tried to boot up for
> the
> 
> > first time in almost a year. As soon as I plugged
> it
> > in (i.e. before I hit the on/off button) it
> started up
> > - screen lit up, hard disk whirring, etc - but it
> > didn't boot. The computer kept whirring away, but
> > nothing else happened except that it made a beep
> noise
> > by itself at one point and then (after I hit a few
> > random buttons with no response) would beep if I
> hit
> > buttons.
> >
> > I've turned it off and on several times, and the
> same
> > thing keeps happening - it's whirring and there's
> a
> > lit-up-but-still-grey screen. I tried holding down
> the
> > SHIFT key while starting it (to turn the
> extensions
> > off) because it's the one trick I know - but it
> didn't
> > work this time.
> >
> > Any further suggestions?
> >
> > If nothing works, I'll probably give this thing
> away
> > (or sell it if I can) - so if anyone's interested
> let
> > me know.
> >
> > Thanks for any help,
> > Iman
> >
> 
> 
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