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Q: I plugged in a new adapter and it blew, now the computer won't boot. No power to adapter. Any suggestions?

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Posted on Mar 23, 2014 5:36 AM

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Q: I plugged in a new adapter and it blew, now the computer won't boot. No power to adapter. Any suggestions?

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  • by Genevieveruppenthal,

    Genevieveruppenthal Genevieveruppenthal Mar 23, 2014 5:37 AM in response to Genevieveruppenthal
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    Mar 23, 2014 5:37 AM in response to Genevieveruppenthal

    Have photos and documents to transfer.

  • by K Shaffer,

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Mar 23, 2014 12:54 PM in response to Genevieveruppenthal
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    Mar 23, 2014 12:54 PM in response to Genevieveruppenthal

    If you have a second known-good power adapter, you could see if the computer

    will react to the suggestions on resetting the Power Management Unit (PMU)

    in the Support article below...

     

    •Resetting PowerBook & iBook Power Management Unit (PMU)

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1431

     

    And while it may not help, especially if there is hardware damage inside the 'Book

    there are times when a reset of the PRAM can help where 'reset PMU' does not.

     

    •About NVRAM and PRAM:

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379

     

    Without access to a known-good charged battery, to further test the computer, the

    answers diminish somewhat; as recovery of data on its HDD is another task.

     

    So, if the computer is DOA, and unresponsive, you may have to consider removal

    of the hard disk drive, to use a USB ATA/IDE drive adapter cable kit, on a bare HDD

    to get access to the contents, for retrieval. Or get a correct external housing for

    that vintage hard disk drive so you can run a cable to it. This would involve extra

    steps, to be sure a housing or powered case, would see the HDD. Also jumper pins

    may need to be set, if the HDD were to be used in an enclosure.

     

    {And, IF the PowerBook (PPC) turns out to be a MacBook (intel-based) then see

    instruction on "How to reset SMC" http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964 instead.

    Also, a different USB wire kit - for SATA HDDs - would be needed, not ATA/IDE}

     

    Not sure if this helps all that much.

    Good luck & happy computing!

     

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