Can't boot. Chimes, screen stays black. Tried swapping HD.

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PowerBook G4 Aluminum 12" 1-1.5 GHz

Model A1010 or A1104

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Tim Costa @timcosta

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Posted: Jun 11, 2010

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Can't boot. Chimes, screen stays black. Tried swapping HD.

I can't get my PowerBook g4 12" to boot. It turns on, chimes, and then does nothing. The screen never turns on.

Previously, I had been able to boot by holding the 'D' key, but that no longer works.

I've tried various other boot combinations. However, I don't think they are having any effect. For example, when I reset the PRAM it doesn't reset the computer (doesn't chime a second time).

Tonight I have tried the following:

-Swapping the hard drive

-"Repairing" hard drive in another machine via Disk Utility

-Booting from install DVD (Doesn't spin up, spits the disk after a couple minutes)

-Pulling extra RAM

Is there anything else I should try, or do I have an "ex-PowerBook"?

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Mayer, I don't have an external monitor so I can't test that at the moment. However, I did a little more poking around and I don't think it's a video issue. The reason I don't think it's video is that the fan and hard drive are not spinning up at all. I didn't realize that yesterday before I posted, as I had put the top cover back on and I couldn't tell for sure.

Jun 12, 2010 by Tim Costa

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Mayer, I don't have an external monitor so I can't test that at the moment. However, I did a little more poking around and I don't think it's a video issue. The reason I don't think it's video is that the fan and hard drive are not spinning up at all. I didn't realize that yesterday before I posted, as I had put the top cover back on and I couldn't tell for sure. — Tim Costa