I was using my apple charger to charge my G4 and the power adapter was smoking!!!!!!!! Nothing happened to the screen at the time, but even with a new adapter, it will not take a charge. I tried a friend's battery and it worked until it ran out. What could this mean? Any advice would help. I do not have much money to fix it. Please help.
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Could this be my logic board? PLEASE HELP!!
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Have you tried resetting the Power Management Unit (PMU)?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449
For iBook G4:
1. If the computer is on, turn it off.
2. Reset the power manager by simultaneously pressing and then releasing Shift-Control-Option-Power on the keyboard. Do not press the fn (Function) key while using this combination of keystrokes.
3. Wait 5 seconds.
4. Press the Power button to restart the iBook computer.
You can find other laptop directions on that page at the bottom (like if you have a powerbook)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449
For iBook G4:
1. If the computer is on, turn it off.
2. Reset the power manager by simultaneously pressing and then releasing Shift-Control-Option-Power on the keyboard. Do not press the fn (Function) key while using this combination of keystrokes.
3. Wait 5 seconds.
4. Press the Power button to restart the iBook computer.
You can find other laptop directions on that page at the bottom (like if you have a powerbook)