Ti667 smokin' up

[Mohit Bhansali]

Well, not quite like that ;-)

However, I experienced quite a scare yesterday when I
came home from work.

As usual, I went over to my Ti, which I always leave
on in sleep mode when I'm not working on it, and
lifted the screen.  The screen remained black - not
coming out of sleep - and then some really loud bleeps
and static began blaring from the powerbook.  I
immediately unplugged the power cord.  Bleeps didn't
stop.  Screen remained black.  I unlatched the
battery.  Bleeps stopped.  This whole incident went on
for a mere 10-15 seconds.  An eternity in bleepland. 
It smelled like burnt plastic all over my apartment. 
Moreover, there was thin smoke as well!  Product
liability issue?

I chilled out for a couple of minutes.  Then tried to
restart from the main power button.  Nothing = heart
in throat!  I plugged the power cord in.  Hit power
button.  We have restart!

Panther seemed to boot fine.  However, there were a
couple of things wrong.  The date was December 31,
1969!!  Airport card was not even being recognized.  I
lost all Airport functionality.

Among other things, the Ti will not start from the
battery.  The power cord must be plugged in.  I
haven't run any diagnostics beyond this.

Has ANYONE ever come across this type of problem.  Any
help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Mo

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