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boredomconquersall
Full Member
Canada
613 Posts |
 Posted - 29 Apr 2003 : 20:50:49
just my luck! my pismo is DOA. I've Emailed the guy. before you ask, it does NOTHING!! ZIPPO! I press the power button and it just sits there! ho hum. just another thing to add to my pile of broken dreams-sob- THnx
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 29 Apr 2003 : 21:17:46
I say!I just ever-so-hate it when I have to hear about something of yours that is borken....
It was cool when you had that 3400 working for awhile... and the idea that you'd have a pismo was wonderful... but the gods of glayven don't seem to be in your favor at all... "let us all pray to the many gods of glayven, for the good fortune of robin, and let us hope that he gets a new in box TiBook, (because the AlBooks still have problems)" Official 68k videographer
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boredomconquersall
Full Member
Canada
613 Posts |
Posted - 29 Apr 2003 : 21:25:56
yeah. when I say nothing, I men ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! not even the dying screetch of my 3400...I sais, as soon as I got my battery... oooh! a full charge! I'll be able to slap ths puppy in and it'll boot and all will be well, but I should have KNOWN BETTER!!! RRRRRRRRRRRGH!! THnx
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 29 Apr 2003 : 21:45:38
wow... The universe really needs to straighten itself out a little better....Official 68k videographer
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G4from128k
Full Member
USA
873 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2003 : 04:15:21
Bummer about the DOA Pismo, screeching 3400, the universe and all. Sometimes I think the Big Bang was a Big Mistake. Maybe a trip to the restaurant at the end of the universe will cheer you up. Regards the Pismo, have you tried pulling the battery and holding down the little reset button in the back for 20 seconds? If that does not work, you could always try the old dissemble, reseat the connectors, reassemble trick. And if that doesn't work, you could try selling it on ebay for parts. Best wishes, G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist
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The Lightning Stalker
Full Member
USA
747 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2003 : 04:37:22
No nothing usually means PSU. If you're not totally opposed to stripping her down and slapping in a new PSU, then it's worth a shot.Sounds kinda like my luck.  The Quadra 650 and 610 I picked out of the garbage Friday work just fine. The problem is with the 10baseT tranceiver. It worked just fine before, but now it doesn't. I thought that maybe the little pins weren't making contact because when I got it the connector hood pulled off exposing the AAUI pins. I also thought I could have glued the hood on upside-down, but I'm fairly sure that I tested it after it was glued and it worked. Whatever the case, it doesn't work now, so it's useless. At least there's still hope for your Prismo. The Lightning Stalker Performa 631CD, 7.5.5
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cory5412
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USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2003 : 06:38:04
He said his dad wouldnt let him take it apart....... sad Official 68k videographer
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2003 : 06:48:23
Yep! Those PowerBook PSUs have an EXTREMELY high failure rate. The 1400 that I am typing this from is on it's 4th PSU.
But yeah, I'm sorry to hear that. Good luck! 
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boredomconquersall
Full Member
Canada
613 Posts |
Posted - 30 Apr 2003 : 18:50:09
in response...if you mean the external PSU, that's not it, because it works with my 2300 (much to my suprise) but if it's some internal PSU, the n I didn't even know that powerbooks had such a thing. I tried holding down the reset button with no power, power in bay 1 power in bay 2 power in bay one with power adpater and power in bay 2 with power adapter. nothing. in conclusion, the guy said it was functional, and i can get it replaced.
THnx
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cory5412
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USA
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Posted - 30 Apr 2003 : 20:42:27
I believe that ML5 means the power board on the inside of the 'book, if your dad wouldl et you get inside it you could tighten things up and it'd work a *wee bit more*Official 68k videographer
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 01 May 2003 : 20:47:45
No, I meant the actual power supply. You know, that thing that goes between the AC outlet and the 'Book?  -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5
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boredomconquersall
Full Member
Canada
613 Posts |
Posted - 03 May 2003 : 13:05:56
OMGOMGOMGOGMOGMG!!! it WORKS!!! pismo workie now! guy emailed, said take out PRAM battery, and yeah! work! wow! [shameless plug mode] now, so I can use it on a dayly basis, I need to sell my AIO (hint hint) so I can pay off my pismo so my dad'll let me use it. [/shameless plug mode]
THnx
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 03 May 2003 : 13:25:59
You could sell me your AIO... and since your dad seems not to have set a 'minimum reserve"
heh... dunno though.
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The Lightning Stalker
Full Member
USA
747 Posts |
Posted - 03 May 2003 : 16:27:54
iWonder why taking out the PRAM battery would work. |
cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 03 May 2003 : 20:25:24
heh... funny the things that make things work sometimes!!same worked for my Performa 578... (also I spilled gasoline ALL OVER MYSELF that day before it worked... I was filling up mom's car...) Official 68k videographer
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G4from128k
Full Member
USA
873 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2003 : 05:29:06
quote:
iWonder why taking out the PRAM battery would work.
Sometimes you just need to really really remove all power to the mobo. I know that the service manual for the 8500 has a succession of reset procedures -- zap PRAM, hit the cuda button, and then a logic board reset (remove power, remove PRAM batt, disconnect EVERYTHING). That DOA Pismo must have had some cranky electrons lurking in its circuitry.Glad to hear your Pismo works, boredomconquersall, I had a similar scare with our Pismo when I forgot to plug in the AC Adapter and the thing ran the batteries to zero and refused to boot.
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