Re: [WinMac] Powerbook woes


Subject: Re: [WinMac] Powerbook woes
From: shoman@mindspring.com
Date: Wed Jul 10 2002 - 15:35:40 EDT


On 7/10/02 2:55 PM, "kramizeh@pilot.msu.edu" <kramizeh@pilot.msu.edu> wrote:

> w/o extensions I couldn't get it to boot. It booted from DiscWarrior
> but it didn't see the drive. From a 9.1 disc it started to boot and
> oddly enough said it was starting up with extensions off even though
> I wasn't holding down the shift keys. But it froze at the same point
> during start up. I checked the shift keys just to see if they were
> stuck but the seemed ok. It's not my power book so I can't sell it.
> Burn it maybe ;8( MVK
>
>>> ----------
>>> From: kramizeh@pilot.msu.edu
>>>
>>> Hello All,
>>> I have a G3 500 MHz bronze keyboard (Pismo) powerbook which
>>> is freezing during bootup. It has recently returned from Apple who
>>> repaired "logic board" problems. Anyway, I ran software update and it
>>> downloaded some updates including a firmware update which I ran. The
>>> update bar appeared on the screen, filled up and the pb rebooted but
>>> it freezes after the Mac OS 9.1 window appears and about a quarter of
>>> the way through the progress bar. I booted with discwarrior but it
>>> couldn't see the hard drive. Any ideas on what to do. This pb is
>>> getting to be a pain. Thanks. MVK
>>> --
>
You have either a bad ram chip or a loose one...

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