My girls use an ibook G3 to do word processing and other school related
work. Has the blue cover, 300. Last night one of the girls shuts down
the ibook and charges it all night. This morning when the start button
is pushed the ibook starts to boot up, the happy mac icon comes up and
than nothing. I have tried restarting with extensions off - same result.
Took the battery out and tried just off of electricity - same result.
Let it sit without the battery for several hours and than tried to start
with and without the battery. Same thing - grey screen, happy mac icon
and nothing else.
She has 12 typed pages she needs to turn in next week.
Thanks,
Claud

Claud Spinks wrote:
> My girls use an ibook G3 to do word processing and other school related
> work. Has the blue cover, 300. Last night one of the girls shuts down
> the ibook and charges it all night. This morning when the start button
> is pushed the ibook starts to boot up, the happy mac icon comes up and
> than nothing. I have tried restarting with extensions off - same result.
> Took the battery out and tried just off of electricity - same result.
> Let it sit without the battery for several hours and than tried to start
> with and without the battery. Same thing - grey screen, happy mac icon
> and nothing else.
> She has 12 typed pages she needs to turn in next week.
> Thanks,
> Claud
>

Try zapping the PRAM: hold down Command-Option-P-R when booting. Keep
these keys held down until you hear the Mac's startup chime three times.

Also try resetting Open Firmware: hold down Command-Option-O-F when
booting. At the OF screen type:

reset-nvram <return>

then type:

reset-all <return>

Sound like the CMOS battery is dead and needs replacing.

=:~)

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Thanks, I tried the keypad advise and neither worked. Am going to get my
startup cd back from someone I lent it too and try starting from the cd.
I thought about the CMOS battery, however, I am not familiar with them
on ibooks. Can I replace this myself?
Claud

Chas wrote:
> Claud Spinks wrote:
>
>> My girls use an ibook G3 to do word processing and other school
>> related work. Has the blue cover, 300. Last night one of the girls
>> shuts down the ibook and charges it all night. This morning when the
>> start button is pushed the ibook starts to boot up, the happy mac icon
>> comes up and than nothing. I have tried restarting with extensions off
>> - same result. Took the battery out and tried just off of electricity
>> - same result. Let it sit without the battery for several hours and
>> than tried to start with and without the battery. Same thing - grey
>> screen, happy mac icon and nothing else.
>> She has 12 typed pages she needs to turn in next week.
>> Thanks,
>> Claud
>>
>
> Try zapping the PRAM: hold down Command-Option-P-R when booting. Keep
> these keys held down until you hear the Mac's startup chime three times.
>
> Also try resetting Open Firmware: hold down Command-Option-O-F when
> booting. At the OF screen type:
>
> reset-nvram <return>
>
> then type:
>
> reset-all <return>
>
> Sound like the CMOS battery is dead and needs replacing.
>
> =:~)
>

Claud Spinks wrote:
> Thanks, I tried the keypad advise and neither worked. Am going to get my
> startup cd back from someone I lent it too and try starting from the cd.
> I thought about the CMOS battery, however, I am not familiar with them
> on ibooks. Can I replace this myself?
> Claud


Ah! The TonkaBooks don't have backup batteries (so says my service
manual). You might try resetting the Power Manager; just above the
power button is a small hole. With the machine shut down, press this
once using something like a paperclip.

If you can start it from a boot CD, it might be the HD.

Also, do you get any beeps apart from the usual startup chime? One or
more indicate a problem.

=:~)


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