Press Caps Lock key to see if key light comes on. (using the Date & Time system preference pane).Ħ. You will also need to reset the date and time Warning: Resetting the power manager will permanently remove a RAM disk, if Perform the keyboard PMU reset procedure described in the Troubleshooting Aid Try powering up without the battery installed (only works with 65W power adapter). PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW 800), it may not provide sufficient power during someĪctivities and power may be drawn temporarily from the battery.Ĥ. Although previous 45W power adapters (see Knowledge Base articleĨ8231 PowerBook and iBook: Apple Power Adapter) are plug compatible with the Identified by 65W in the name and markings, and the metal securing-stud on the plugĬonnector.
Used with the PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW 800) computer.
A1095 POWERBOOK G4 SPECS PORTABLE
Important: The Apple 65W Portable Power Adapter is highly recommended to be The DC plug should light up, if not, replace Sound/DC-in board. Connect a known-good Apple 65W Portable Power Adapter (661-3048) and powerĬord or plug to a known-good power outlet make sure the DC plug is firmly inserted. At least one LED must light solid (not flashing).ģ. Check that the battery has enough charge to start the computer by pressing the button
A1095 POWERBOOK G4 SPECS PC
Remove any connected peripherals and eject any PC card.Ģ. The computer will not power on (no blower movement, hard drive spin upġ. The good news is that iFixit does have almost two dozen new cells in stock this afternoon. The actual cell itself is relatively easy to replace, but does require a bit of soldering, since the cell has welded tabs that are soldered to a small, oddly shaped PWB that contains charge control circuitry. One thing you can try is to take out the battery and leave the AC adapter in overnight and see if that gooses enough charge into the backup battery to restore some order. That being said, though, the backup battery might still be the cause of this strangeness. Have you tried reseating the RAM modules? That's easy voodoo to try.Īnother easy voodoo trick is to try to boot with the AC connected but the battery out. Most of the problems caused are concerned with startup anomalies or boot problems, usually caused by the machine reading some bogus value from PRAM at boot. While the backup battery can cause some fairly odd behavior, as in my post a few weeks ago, your symptoms don't seem to track with the kinds of mischief that a weak or dead backup battery can cause.
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