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TICKET ARCHIVE -> Power Up=blank Screen,have to Press Restart Button Every Time!

user1 - Aug 30, 2005 - 9:03 pm

hi,

i have a TI500 using 10.3.9 which has to be started up twice before i can use it...

i wonder if the problem is:
overuse of "cache out X"
the battery(?) it cuts out straight away if used....
10.3.9 itself ?

the problem is: power key=chime, but black screen, so i have to press the restart button every time for it to work..

hmm... any ideas would be greatly appreciated as i've had to live with this double start up for months.

thanks, seb.

blessinger - Aug 30, 2005 - 9:55 pm

I doubt that this is a "10.3.9" issue directly. I had no trouble running 10.3.9 on my PB (same model). What's this issue with the batt? Are you saying that if it's on batt it won't work? Have you tried to see if you have to start 2x when the batt's not in? Have you reset the PRAM?

--B.

user1 - Aug 30, 2005 - 10:28 pm

p-ram, yes,
i try not to use the batt at all, (so maybe that was a red herring in retrospect)
have run "fsck" too, nay probs there...

does the power unit itself need resetting ever?

blessinger - Aug 30, 2005 - 10:46 pm

Well, if the batt is bad, dead, etc., then that could cause some wierd issues. Assuming that the batt isn't the problem, then I would say try resetting the PRAM. After that, I'm not sure. What happens when you boot from a restore/install disk?

--B.

user1 - Aug 31, 2005 - 9:16 am

thanks b, i have tried it without the batt, no difference there....

i'm sure its something to do with resetting the PSU--can't remember the URL wherei saw that one!!!!!

oh well, if its not an easy thing to fix....


thanks for your help, seb