my powerbook g4 dosent turn on
my powerbool g4 does not turn on. i press the start button the chime noise plays but the screen goes blue anf it has a ffile /face but notuhing else.. what can i do
Hi,
What model G4 PowerBook do you have? Sounds like your OS got corrupted.. This is similar to a stalled screen where the machine happily boots up until it gets to the blue screen an just sits there. Before you do an archive/restore.. restart your powerbook and then boot into single user mode(This would be OPTION+S).
Once you are booted into single user mode, type: /sbin/fsck -fy - this tries to detect and fix any problems with the root drive. If there are problems, it will attempt to fix it. Try to boot into OS X again. If you still can't and continue to get the blue screen, but nothing else.. its time to take out your install disc and archive/restore.
Don't forget to check mark preserve home folder and network settings, otherwise you will lose everything,
