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

[Roger Gouin]

When the LC475 had a dead PRAM battery, we used to turn it on for 10  
seconds or so, then turn it quickly off and back on again before  
things stopped spinning,  -worth a try.


On 27-Mar-09, at 9:55 AM, 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!
>
> Hung Doan
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