Powerbook G4 failed to start

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

azotigris@belang.net - 13 May 2006 15:58 GMT

Anybody,

My PB G4 can't start at all, even if it can only in few minutes then it
will hang. The problem start with a terible noise (on the hard disk
maybe). After that the problem gone worst. Now after running the Tech
Tools program suddenly it hang and after that it wont start at all.
Maybe you guys can give some advise how to tackle this problem. Thought
of changing the hard drive, but is it going to help. What kind of hard
drive can be use. Kind that easy to get here in KL.

Please help me.

Reply to this Message

Cathy Stevenson - 14 May 2006 22:24 GMT

> Anybody,
>
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>
> Please help me.

The terrible noise is ominous.

I assume you tried to start up from your Mac OS CDs.

I assume that the Powerbook is fully charged.

You can try to reset the Power Manager. How this is done varies. How
to do it on your model can be found in the following article:

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

Try www.pbfixit.com for info on replacing the hard drive. There are
quite a few powerbook hard drive manufacturers - Toshiba, Hitachi, IBM,
and others.

Cathy

Signature

"there's a dance or two in the old dame yet." - mehitabel

C.Stevenson, M.D.
cats1921@invalidsonic.net

Reply to this Message

Mac Forum / General / Portable Macs / May 2006

Powerbook G4 failed to start