iBook breaks off start after half a second
Hi Mac Community,
have a mayor problem with my iBook, it doesn't start anymore. When I press a the start button it wants to start as usual, but after half a second or a second it stops. The sounds are normal, but it seems as if the harddrive doesn't want to start.
I already did the reset of the power manager by disconnecting the ac adapter and with the battery removed push on the power button for at least 5 seconds then connect the ac adapter and try to boot the ibook (described here in the forum). But nothing changed.
Can anybody help with that problem, and maybe give me a description of how to fix it myself?
Thanks a lot, Anna from Berlin
Update (01/09/2011)
Hi Mayer,
yes the light in the AC adapter is working. Yesterday I took the Ibook apart, opened it on the bottom side and took out some srews of the logic board on the side where the hard drive sits. When I moved it away a little from the top and try to turn it on, it worked.
To me it seems like it has something to do with the connection of the hard drive, but honestly I dont know for sure. Hopefully the information helps you guys.
Greetings from Berlin, Anna
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2 Comments
Thanks for starting a new question. Are you getting a light on the AC adapter?
mayer tarafından
It's not clear in your description if the ibook shut off completely during the start up procedure or if the screen becomes black but the machine is still showing activity.
lemerise tarafından