Wallstreet: Chime, then . . . . nothing.

I recently aquired a Wallstreet, which seems to have a problem. After the power button is pressed, the startup chime sounds, then . . . nothing. No fan. No HD spinning. No video. Lately. I've read many of the posts here concerning non-functioning G3 Powerbooks, tried many of the techniques listed, and still the Wallstreet stops working after the chime. Any other ideas? Thanks.
Wallstreet   Mac OS 9.2.x  

Shemuga,
There are several hardware items you can check but I don't know how skilled/interested you are about diving into the Wallstreet. You want to remove several hardware components that may be causing a no-start but which still allows you to see if the basics still work.
Remove the optical drive and main battery > lift off the keyboard (which you have already done) > remove heat sink > remove the HD. Now connect just the power adapter and see if it will start to a gray screen with the flashing '?'. If so, insert the optical drive and try booting to a compatible CD. The Wallstreet supports a retail MacOS 8.5 > 9.2.2 CD and a MacOS X 10.0 > 10.2.8 CD.
If no success, remove all power > the top memory module > carefully lift out the microprocessor card > remove the memory module on the underside of the microprocessor card. Now reinstall the microprocessor card sans memory modules, connect just the power adapter, and see if it will start to a warning dialogue about a problem with RAM or cache memory. When you power on, you may also get "death chimes" or musical notes.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14438
If you do get a different result with no RAM, remove all power > add a memory module to the top slot > connect the power adapter > try starting. If no success, swap memory modules if there are two.
Please let me know in detail what you find.
Disassembly guide:
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac/PowerBook-G3-Wallstreet/

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