tyco4301

Q: 17" 1Ghz beep beep beep.

Killed itself in september by up and going and not booting just doing beepx3. I reseeded ram and reset pmu any fixes. This 'book was my only working laptop and its ******* me off really badly.

Posted on Dec 19, 2013 7:51 PM

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Q: 17" 1Ghz beep beep beep.

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  • by a brody,

    a brody a brody Dec 20, 2013 5:39 AM in response to tyco4301
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    Dec 20, 2013 5:39 AM in response to tyco4301

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1547

     

    Unfortunately, it sounds like the RAM banks have gone bad.   That's a logicboard replacement in order.

    See my FAQ* on where you can get older Macs:

     

    http://www.macmaps.com/usedrefurbished.html

     

    Whatever you did reseating the RAM didn't work, and actually hastened its demise.  I don't know what you mean by beepx3, but the three beeps are what says the banks don't work.  When you reseat RAM, always protect the board from static electricity.  Ground yourself before touching RAM modules or any portion of the board.    Or get an anti-static wristband which you can get from most RAM vendors.   At this point not much you can do about it except replace the machine and move the hard drive out.

     

    If you get another Powerbook, make sure it is the same or newer, but not newer than the operating system installed.

     

    Do not confuse  MacBooks of any model, as they will not run Powerbook operating systems.  Use Wikipedia and http://www.everymac.com to determine the age of the machines.