help i dropped my powerbook

broke the hardrive platters
i dont know with a broke hardrive the hardware would still power on

Does the machine power up, or just no display on the LCD?

robster2590 said:

no it does not even power on.

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what's the indication of it not power on, i mean, if it charges ipod, it's powerd on.

bearbo said:

what's the indication of it not power on, i mean, if it charges ipod, it's powerd on.

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That it doesn't turn on. It shouldn't even be able to charge an iPod without turning on, unless there's something I don't know about Powerbooks.

Sounds like you broke something internally, mate.

robster2590 said:

so basically if its charging the ipod it is turning on.

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Can you hear the HDD spinning? Any sound at all? If you can, then you broke the screen, but the machine may still be working. If NOTHING is turning on and you can still charge your iPod, you are screwed. Well. you are screwed either way. Go to an apple store and find out whats wrong. It won't be covered under applecare but you may get lucky and it'll be a cheap repair.

What about resetting the PMU?

robster2590 said:

how do i rest the pmu

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PMU reset from Apple.com