[Ti] freeze and then three beeps (revisited)

[Eric]

hi: i did a little looking around and found this thread at the apple 
support boards.  
http://discussions.info.apple.com/WebX?14@95.cuoTauMemki.8@.3bc114d8/3  
   i found that if i press firmly right below the left command key i can 
cause a freeze.   on the above referencedthread, the guy who posted 
said he solved this as follows:

"Bascially I found that a small orange ribbon cable that passes right 
under the area I mention above had become trapped under a section of 
the frame (there's a Torx screw that normally holds the frame down 
firmly in this area, this screw had gotten loose).  The trapped cable 
had become abraded and was starting to short whenever I pressed on that 
area, causing the hang."

  i'm not so keen on trying that as i don't even see an orange ribbon.   
another response to the thread said he had a new logic board installed.

has anyone else experienced this.  thanks, eric

>>
>>>> Eric typed this message on 6/11/03 6:14 PM:
>>>>
>>>>> hi: this morning my powerbook froze up.  i shut it down by holding
>>>>> down
>>>>> the power button.   when i restarted, i heard it start up but then 
>>>>> i
>>>>> heard three beeps (or tones) and the  light that pulses when asleep
>>>>> was
>>>>> blinking.  the screen did not light up.
>>>>>
>>>>> i shut it down again and zapped the pram which seemed to do the 
>>>>> trick
>>>>> the second time (after taking out the battery and unplugging).   i 
>>>>> ran
>>>>> fsck and it fixed a lot of stuff.
>>>>>
>>>>> my question is what do the three tones (not sure how else to 
>>>>> describe
>>>>> the sound) mean.  i've never heard that before.
>>>>>
>>>>> this is a 667 dvi.   thanks.   eric
>>>>
>>>> I am guessing here, but it could be a problem with your RAM. I had
>>>> this kind
>>>> of behaviour with my old 667 DVI. I just had recently had the RAM
>>>> upgraded
>>>> and I found that one of the sticks had developed an intermittent
>>>> problem.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck - and I am hoping you have RAM that has a lifetime 
>>>> warranty.
>>>>
>>>> jg
>>
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