[X4U] Dead Pismo?

[Nick Scalise]

On Oct 14, 2006, at 6:46 AM, nk wrote:

> I fear our Pismo is dead. I had it running fine within 3 months  
> ago, but the other day, I plugged it into the power supply, and  
> that into the outlet (the power supply's light was on) and the  
> Pismo wouldn't start up.
>
> I tried pushing the Reset button on the back, tried removing the  
> battery, but no go.
>
> the thing's never been dropped or abused, so I'm hoping there's  
> something else I can try. Any thoughts?

Could be you need a new PRAM battery, dead ones usually prevent booting.

Here's an example of one:

<http://www.ifixit.com/cart/customer/product.php? 
productid=1120&cat=&page=1>

Plus the same site has install instructions:

<http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/PowerBook-G3-Pismo/PRAM-Battery>

Good luck.
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Nick Scalise
nickscalise at cox.net