[X4U] Repair PB 867

[Paul Moortgat]

I cleaned the contacts.  Still the same.  Will remove them now.   
Strange that I just get that problem now after using Drive 10.

Paul Moortgat

On 13 Dec 2005, at 16:53, Robert Ashton wrote:

> I am positive that you have  a ram  problem. On machines that only  
> have one ram module, if you pull that module out  and  turn the  
> machine on you will get a single tone. This tells  you that ran is  
> missing or not  being recognized. Ram not being recognized is from  
> two things. Bad ram or dirty contacts. So the first thing that I   
> would try is cleaning the contacts. You can  clean the contacts  
> using  a pencil eraser. Make sure that you ground your self first.  
> If you watch the  contacts you should be able to see the oxidation  
> being removed from the  contacts. Even if you have  bad ram your  
> machine could still run. This could explain why it took 15 hours  
> for drive 10. I have  never used drive 10 so I don't know for sure  
> if 15 hours is realistic.  Bob
> On 13-Dec-05, at 7:32 AM, Paul Moortgat wrote:
>
>> Bob,
>>
>> I could get the Drive 10 CD out and tried DiskWarrior,  Still will  
>> not restart, but I can't get the CD out.
>> How can I get that CD out?
>>
>> Paul Moortgat
>>
>> On 13 Dec 2005, at 16:22, Robert Ashton wrote:
>>
>>> Usually a single tone tells of bad ram. I would pull the ram and  
>>> clean the contacts. Bob
>>> On 13-Dec-05, at 7:09 AM, Paul Moortgat wrote:
>>>
>>>> I couldn't get the Software Update from Apple anymore from  
>>>> 10.4.2 to 10.4.3 on my PB 867.  I used Drive 10 to repair it.   
>>>> It took 15 hours before it was finished.  Now the powerbook  
>>>> refuse to restart.  There's a signal sound for a few seconds,  
>>>> but the screen stay black.  After a minute I get the message in  
>>>> 4 languages.  That's all.
>>>> Can Drive 10 damage the HD?
>>>>
>>>> Paul Moortgat