[muglo] Re: Mac Lacking Power
- From: Barry Takayesu <barryt99@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:56:04 -0400
Andy, thank you for that tip. I located a button next to the battery and though
it wasn't labelled, this tiny button was the only thing that could be
depressed. Unfortunately, it didn't change anything, but we appreciate your
suggestion.
On 2010-11-01, at 8:15 AM, Andy Skuse wrote:
> Barry, try this. Unplug the power cable to the PM G4 tower. Then open up the
> door and look for a small pushbutton labelled "PMU". It is often near the
> battery but not always so you may have to look carefully for it. Once you've
> found it, press it once for less than a second, wait 10 seconds, then pug the
> power back in and try to power it on.
>
> Andy
>
> On 2010-10-31, at 10:37 PM, Barry Takayesu wrote:
>
>> A friend of mine has had a bad week. The wire to the 65 watt power charger
>> for her powerbook G4 fried despite my previous patch/gluing with liquid
>> electrical tape. When she turned to the G4 AGP Powermac (tower) to allow her
>> to continue doing her stuff, it wouldn't turn on. The power cord was plugged
>> in, the outlet verified, start button on the keyboard and on the tower
>> pressed - but no light, no fan, no nothing, leading me to believe that the
>> power supply is done. It had been working till it was retired in favour of
>> the laptop.
>>
>> We ordered another power charger for her Powerbook laptop through eBay and
>> hope it will be here in a week or so, but in the meantime, wonder if anyone
>> has a surplus charger for the Powerbook or a power supply for the G4
>> PowerMac that could be borrowed for a week or two.
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>> Prestige Print & Graphics Barry Takayesu
>> 10592 Wellington Road P: (519) 631-8800
>> St.Thomas, ON F: (519) 631-6316
>> Canada barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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