[Ti] Al PB 17" - Would not Restart- Strange Behavior

[Seymour J. Wolfson]

>Peter Sealy paused, thought it over, and spoke thusly:
>
>>On Wednesday, September 10, 2003, at 02:42  AM, Seymour J. Wolfson wrote:
>>
>>>This morning I closed the cover of my Al PB 17" while it was 
>>>running, and took it to another room.  There I opened it and it 
>>>would ...
>>>...snip...
>>>... hitting some keys, pressed the power button, held down the 
>>>power button for a while, but nothing would get the Mac to turn on.
>>

>
>I'd be willing to bet money (as long as it was somebody else's) that 
>it was a simple 'battery ran down' issue.
>
>I've had that happen three times in 14 months, and it's a 'panic' 
>attack every time. All of a sudden 'poof'... black screen.
>
>And, oh, how I'd laugh, over the years, when the first item in the 
>"Troubleshooting" sections was always: Check that the power cord is 
>in the wall.  :=)
>
>~flipper
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Don't waste a bet.  The battery was fully charged.  I am more willing 
to believe the battery got loose and that is what gave me the black 
screen.
-- 

Seymour