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Apr 26, 2013 9:09 AM in response to Jay Ashtonby dalstott,If it is dead then remove the hard drive and connect via USB adapter to another Mac in order to retreive your data.
http://www.ifixit.com/Apple-Parts/Universal-Drive-Adaptor/IF107-108
http://www.ifixit.com/Device/PowerBook_G4_Aluminum_15%22_1.5-1.67_GHz
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Apr 26, 2013 5:54 PM in response to Jay Ashtonby Texas Mac Man,Troubleshooting portables that won't turn on or start up
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25686?viewlocale=en_US
Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1367
Cheers, Tom
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Apr 27, 2013 8:33 AM in response to Jay Ashtonby Jay Ashton,Hi there,
Thanks to you both. Yes, dalstott - that was going to be my last option if couldn't get the computer itself kicked into life.
I should also have said, Texas Mac Man that I have seen those articles before posting. Unfortunately without a solution.
Oh well, the laptop had a good innings... RIP...?
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Apr 27, 2013 10:22 AM in response to Jay Ashtonby Allan Jones,If the battery is removed (but the computer is connected to the power supply) then nothing happens...
Not an uncommon PowerBook occurence. I get the same thing with my PBG4 and am convinced it's a symptom of a dead internal backup battery.
These backup batteries are hard to find new and require a fairly major teardown to replace. It's best to keep the main battery in place with some charge on it.