I have a 15" Aluminum PowerBook G4.
When trying to bootup the computer - turn it on and wait, you can hear the familiar and comforting SuperDrive startup (presumed checking for disc) and the Apple's "doom" startup sound.
My screen then blinks on, displaying the apple logo and the loading swirl. (With the white background)
It then completely cuts out, you can hear the hard drive powerdown, then clunt, the screen drops. - And you're left with an OFF powerbook.
At first I thought it could be a battery issue (although i've not had this battery for very long) so replaced the battery - then found that I could use my powerbook without a battery, just running off the mains.
Again the same thing continues to happen, with the Mac OS attempting to start loading then just "giving up"
Because the screen works, and the hard drive seems to begin loading the Apple logo and the "loading swirl" I don't think it's a hardware issue.
I haven't installed any new software which could make this happen recently.
Is there a SAFE mode, like with Windows, or a debug mode, which would allow me to get my photographs off my PowerBook?
- Like an idiot I've not got a backup of most of them, and need to transfer them to my new MacBookPro.
(I have invested in a TimeCapsule and use it with Time Machine, which should hopefully eliminate future problems of this kind)
Thank you for any help you can provide.
Dan Walters
danielwalters6[at]hotmail.com
When trying to bootup the computer - turn it on and wait, you can hear the familiar and comforting SuperDrive startup (presumed checking for disc) and the Apple's "doom" startup sound.
My screen then blinks on, displaying the apple logo and the loading swirl. (With the white background)
It then completely cuts out, you can hear the hard drive powerdown, then clunt, the screen drops. - And you're left with an OFF powerbook.
At first I thought it could be a battery issue (although i've not had this battery for very long) so replaced the battery - then found that I could use my powerbook without a battery, just running off the mains.
Again the same thing continues to happen, with the Mac OS attempting to start loading then just "giving up"
Because the screen works, and the hard drive seems to begin loading the Apple logo and the "loading swirl" I don't think it's a hardware issue.
I haven't installed any new software which could make this happen recently.
Is there a SAFE mode, like with Windows, or a debug mode, which would allow me to get my photographs off my PowerBook?
- Like an idiot I've not got a backup of most of them, and need to transfer them to my new MacBookPro.
(I have invested in a TimeCapsule and use it with Time Machine, which should hopefully eliminate future problems of this kind)
Thank you for any help you can provide.
Dan Walters
danielwalters6[at]hotmail.com
