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Re: Help for Blayne - Powerbook mailfunction
Posted By: iMouseDate: 5/2/06 2:51 p.m.

In Response To: Help for Blayne - Powerbook mailfunction (Blayne)

: Hi everyone,

: I was working on a .psd file related to Where Monsters are in Dreams this
: afternoon, and my new (used) Apple 'Pismo' model Powerbook did the
: following: It was sitting, plugged in with an open .jpg image of my mother
: and I onscreen - alone on a table.

: I sat down listening to my iPod, and without having touched it, and watched
: as the screen glitch out (turn a shade of green, and tile in 3" wide
: vertical bands). Numerous strangled and frantic beeping sounds emit from
: the speakers, and the internal fan (on the left side) continually rev up
: and down. The screen went black after about 10 seconds of this - and would
: not respond to anything until I unplugged it and pulled the battery. When
: the battery OR the A/C are plugged back in, it doesn't startup or respond
: - only the vaccume-cleaner like fan kicks up again.

: If anyone has a sugestion - please post here. :(

: Regards,
: -Blayne

Blayne,

I have seen this problem before. This is L2 cache failure on the Pismo's daughter card. You're gonna have to replace the module that contains the processor, RAM and L2 cache. While failure like this is not common, I have seen a pismo do this. You can get a 400 or 500Mhz daughter card for less than $100 on e-bay. Most of them ship with the memory already in the slots on the board if you prefer to upgrade what you currently have.

They're not too hard to install. Only involves popping the keyboard, taking out about 4 screws (I think 6 for the 500 MHz model due to the copper heat spreader) and pulling the daughter card out of the slot on the motherboard.

I would also recommend the PowerLogix upgrades that will put you at a G4/500 or a G3/900. However, because the Pismo is a loved PowerBook, these upgrades are typically more expensive and harder to get your hands on.

I hope this helps!

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