Help me!!! My powerbook do not boot!!!!

Hi,
I have tryed to install mac os 10.2 on my powerbook g3. I have seen that it is impossible because that cds are unable to boot from my computer.
Than I went on startup, and I click something (but I do not know what...).
After few minut I have shut down mt pb and my powerbook boot on an image white with a grey apple but cannot come back into os 9. Is completely blocked!

I have solved the problem inserting the restore disk.
Before the initiualization of the system I have press "C" and I reinstalled the system without problems.

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I removed the battery and now it will not start up...it will go to a grey screen and make that very loud screaming noise...it sounds like it is coming from a moving part (the hard drive or fan). What should I do?
Thank you all for your time!

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My G4 Apple PowerBook will not boot further than pale blue/grey screen displaying "flashing file symbol / flashing ?"

My G4 Apple PowerBook will not boot further than pale blue/grey screen displaying "flashing file symbol / flashing ?"
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It sounds to me like the PowerBook is stuck in target disk mode.
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it had been runing slowly for a wile but i chalked that up to me running heavy RAM items like photoshop,corel painter,flash , dreamweaver .....
but then in the morning i turned it on and it simply would not boot up .
Meaning that i get the chime and light and then the blue screen saying 'starting mAc os x' and the progress bar slowly works it way to the end but then sticks there and it never starts up ( i have left it like this for about 10 hours waiting and left it off for about 24 hours then tryed again )
i tryed holding down 'x' and command , i cant put in the tiger disks for 2 resons #1 dont have them ... ( big one there ) and # 2 the drive will not open ...
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2.
Switch on/reboot
After the startup chime, press and hold the keys <command/apple> <alt/option> <o> and <f> ( ⌥ ⌘ F O )
At the command line prompt, type: eject cd
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Hit return.
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Help! - My iMac is not booting

Hi.
I just had the strangest thing happen: my new iMac is not booting.
When I tried to turn it on, I saw the usual splash screen, and then it switched to the user log on page, but it never displayed the user list. Instead, the little timeclock kept going round and round.
After a long time the timeclock stopped, but I never got the user list to log on.
Any suggestions? I didn't install any new software, and I do not have a back up disk...I know, I should have one.
I appreciate any help I can get.

If you can see the buttons for the login screen I would restart the Mac. If not force the Mac to quit by pressing and holding the power button on the back until it shuts down. Then try another startup. If this is successful then you should go to Apps/Utilities/Disk Utility, select your startup disk and Repair Permissions until no repairs are reported and then Verify Disk. If no damage is reported you should be OK.
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Hi all, I have a serious problem with my powerbook:
The last day or two the whole system has frozen (no cursor movement/no force quit) so I had to do a couple of hard resets (pressing the power button)
This morning a lot of white writing on black backing came up when the system froze and after shutting down using the power button when I try and boot it makes that noise (not the MacOS chime) but nothing displays on the screen.
Obviously this seems to be a serious problem, I am within my one year Apple warranty, is my only problem to take it back? If so what will they do to it?
Any help is much appreciated, Thanks,
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Yes, your diagnosis appears to be correct, and the lower RAM slot has failed. This will entail replacing the logic board. If you are lucky and your s.n. falls within a certain series, even if you are out of the limited warranty period, Apple will do this work for you at no charge. See this Kbase article for more:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303173
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PowerBook will not boot up

Hi,
I've recently been experiencing a problem with my PowerBook intermittently failing to startup and would appreciate any help in narrowing down the source of the problem.
When I press the silver powerkey, I do not hear the startup chime, and there is no drive noise. However, the power indicator light on the power adapter changes to green if it was orange and the caps lock and num lock lights also respond, sometimes there is fan noise. Occasionally I have noticed a weird phenomenon whereby the num lock light responded to volume / F5 key rather than the num lock / F6 key!
Previously I have an encountered a problem where the computer failed to wake from sleep on a few different occassions. Could this be symptomatic of the same problem?
* Once successfully booted, the computer is fine and I can restart several times without problem, however once shut down I don't know if it will restart again.
* I have tried resetting the PMU by pressing the reset under the keyboard, the first time this seemed to remedy the problem but since then it has made no difference.
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I read on another post that this kind of thing could be caused by a dodgy/depleted backup battery, however my main battery appears to be jammed so I can't remove it to force the backup to charge (any ideas on that too?!)
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new,
Welcome to the Discussions.
Try the suggestions in this article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=16473

Help! G4 PowerBook will only boot up in Verbose mode(?!)

Whenever I switch on my PowerBook, it won't get past the chime/black screen unless I press Option-V.
Without Option-V, the hard disk starts up and sounds normal, but after approx. 10-15 seconds of black screen I hear a high-pitched squeak as it appears to shut down the power. (Tried removing battery and plugging into mains power.)
I tried lots of different key combinations (e.g. boot from Tiger) but even the DVD drive appears to die and shut down.
However, when trying verbose mode to trace the problem through the logs, I have found that Option-V causes it to boot normally. I don't see any log information at all(!) - the PowerBook goes through the normal startup process to the Apple logo and then successfully onto the finder.
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First:
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. Then select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now shutdown the computer for a couple of minutes and then restart normally.
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Help: new MSI 970a-g46 not booting.

hello.
i searched this forum before posting but couldn't find a solution that worked, so i thought i'd post my issue and see if y'all could help. basically, after installing the mobo and all the parts, powering on the machine does nothing but spin the fans and illuminate phase 1 CPU light for a split second. then nothing. no beeps, no further activity.
i just purchased brand new:
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thanks in advance for any help. if i can provide more info on my setup, please let me know.
this is my first build all on my own and it's having predictable results.

i searched and found i made a real rookie mistake. :(
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2. Did you plug in the 4/8-pin CPU power connector located near the CPU socket? If the motherboard has 8 pins and your PSU only has 4 pins, you can use the 4-pin connector. The 4-pin connector USUALLY goes on the 4 pins located closest to the CPU. If the motherboard has an 8-pin connector with a cover over 4 pins, you can remove the cover and use an 8-pin plug if your power supply has one. This power connector provides power to the CPU. Your system has no chance of posting without this connector plugged in! Check your motherboard owners manual for more information about the CPU power connector. The CPU power connector is usually referred to as the "12v ATX" connector in the owners manual. This is easily the most common new-builder mistake.
from http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems
wow. plugged in the 4 pin cpu power and it booted into bios. so thanks for the help and for listening.
signed,
an embarrassed n00b.

PowerBook will not boot, Disk Utility does not see drive, HW Diag Pass

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How to Perform an Archive and Install
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2. Do not proceed with an Archive and Install if DU reports errors it cannot fix. In that case use Disk Warrior and/or TechTool Pro to repair the hard drive. If neither can repair the drive, then you will have to erase the drive and reinstall from scratch.
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4. Upon completion of the Archive and Install you will have a Previous System Folder in the root directory. You should retain the PSF until you are sure you do not need to manually transfer any items from the PSF to your newly installed system.
5. After moving any items you want to keep from the PSF you should delete it. You can back it up if you prefer, but you must delete it from the hard drive.
6. You can now download a Combo Updater directly from Apple's download site to update your new system to the desired version as well as install any security or other updates. You can also do this using Software Update.

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