Mac Portable problems (was Re: Mac Portable batt charger)

From: George Currie <g_at_kurico.com>
Date: Thu Aug 20 18:17:39 1998

> --- George Currie wrote:
> Actually it should power up with the 9v and the power supply. If
> you have a fresh 9v battery and have the unit plugged in and it still
> won't come up, then the problem could still be with the drive. Have you
> tried removing it and seeing if the unit boots? Also, have you tried
> pressing both the reset and nmi buttons on the side to reset it? --- end
> of quote ---
>
> Yes, it's been powering up with just the AC adapter and 9-volt battery,
> and it boots fine with the hard drive cable disconnected (it's happy
> booting from a floppy).
>
> I'm pretty sure I tried pressing the side buttons in all sorts of
> combinations -- what specifically are you describing? Just press them and
> let go, or hold them down while powering on, etc. ?

I can't remember the exact sequence, but I think it's press and hold
the reset followed by the nmi then release, I'll have to check the
docs to be sure. You do this while the machine is on, trying to
boot. This should reset the machine and put into the sleeping
state. You can then press a key to wake it up. Sometimes the
portable gets into a funky state and doing the above will clear it up.
 This happens mostly when the battery starts to flake out, as it has
enough power to start coming up, but then poops out.
Received on Thu Aug 20 1998 - 18:17:39 BST