G3 PowerBook Pismo won't start up. I've read the other thread, too.

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Here's my issue. I just got a new G4 tower cheap and wanteds to get all my info from m¥ old laptop...the G3 Powerbook Pismo. I haven't used it more than 4 or 5 times inthe last 2 years maybe and when I did start it up the battery would hold a charge at all and the closk would need to be reset whenever I booted it off th e power cord. Last time I had it on was a few months ago.

I go to power it up and nothing happens. I plug it in for a while and try again. Nothing happens. I treid:

Emergency! My iBook won't turn on! (and other power issues...)
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If you are experiencing trouble with power issues, such as:
- Battery charging problems
- Sudden loss of power whilst running off battery
- iBook refuses to switch on
then you might need to reset the PRAM (Parameter RAM) or the PMU (Power Management Unit).

To reset the PRAM, hold Apple-Option-P-R simultaneously at the Apple logo.
To reset the PMU, hold down “Shift-Control-Option-Power “.

(Neither of these should delete any data - some settings might be lost though)


Well...it says to hold those keys at the apple logo. I can't get my book to boot at all, so I'm not getting to the Aplle logo. I also went to apple's website and tried all this page had to offer on the G3:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449

Am I missing something? Could my machine have just up and died for good? Any suggestions??

Thnaks.
 
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Is is getting any power at all?

If it is then you should be getting a green light under the screen, if not it could be the Power board/ sound card. Its a $30 fix (ebay) and it'll take you about 1-1.5 hours to complete with instructions from iFixit.com.

I had a similar problem, replaced the board and it worked.... for a awhile, ended up selling it on ebay.

good luck
 
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NO...it doessn't seem to be getting any power at this time. No green lights at all. It's like a glorified paper weight. I'll look into the board thing. Thanks!!
 

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