Powerbook Issues

I can't reboot at all. Prior to this I was able to use disk first-aid to repair it...I haven't tried removing and reseating the RAM. I guess I'll give that a shot. Thanks!
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In article <2_613375_c1dc4a6fdfad122ece24db1e0e31d1ee.DeleteThis@macforumz.com>,
monkeypotpie <UseLinkToEmail.DeleteThis@MacForumz.com> wrote:

> Hey there, I’m wondering if someone can help me out? I’m using (or at
> least I was using) an older powerbook and running OS 9.2 It recently
> crashed and will not restart. I can occasionally get the happy
> computer face, and sometimes to the loading screen, but I invariably
> get an "illegal instruction" error, or "bus error". I was able,
> once, to load from the OS disk, and re-installed the system software,
> but at that point got a ’finder error’ and the computer froze. Since
> then it will turn on but nothing happens at all. I’ve tried holding
> down shift, the space bar, the c button and have even tried holding my
> breath, but nothing works. Is it new hard drive time or is there a
> prayer? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Try resetting the PMU. How you do this depends on which model PB you
have. Go to Apple and select Support and put 'reset PMU" in the
search box. One of the articles will have the info on how to reset the
PMU in your miodel.

Resetting the PMU may allow you to boot from the PB hard drive or the
system discs. You can run the Disk Utility from the system disc to
check your drive.

How old is the PB? You may also need a new PRAM battery. Some PBs
won't boot if the PRAM battery is bad.

The hard drive would be lower down than some other things on my list of
possible culprits.

Cathy

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