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Thanks for the info! I repurposed the SSD I had for my iBook G4, but I’ll get another one (and IDE enclosure) and a FireWire enclosure to try your method. I’ll try using my iMac DV for the FireWire transfer, as I don’t have any other Mac that can boot OS 9.

Thanks again for your help! I’ll try to get working on it again within the next few days and I’ll report back on how it goes! Any idea where to find a working replacement for the PRAM battery? It seems I would need to solder (I’m comfortable with that part) some obscure Panasonic 3032-related...

Thanks! I ran the ASD tests and all came back with no errors. I ran both the open firmware set of tests as well as the OS X tests.

Thanks for your reply! I have not switched out the PRAM battery as I have been unable to find a compatible/adequate replacement. I’ll try working on some internal maintenance and reseating cables as well. Is AHT the same as ASD? If not, where might I find a copy of ASD?

Quick update: I also noticed that the computer is making a sort of humming and crackling noise, coming from the area around the display hinge. The noise seems to get louder when the CPU is working harder. The sound is not coming from the speakers, a hard drive (there isn't one), or the fan...

Hello everyone! I have a 15" 1.25 GHz PowerBook G4 that seems to be having some weird power related issues. I'm running 10.4.11. The issues are: Takes quite awhile to become responsive after resuming from sleep (The screen appears normal, but none of the keys nor the trackpad do anything for...

I have had issues with my RAM and processor card connections, seemingly related to the heat shield not having enough clearance from the top RAM slot. But in those cases, the machine doesn’t boot at all. Any ideas for the issue with the hard disk power cycling, since it works connected to my MBP...

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Hello! I have a 233 MHz PowerBook G3 PDQ, and I’m having a bit of trouble getting it to boot. I recently installed OS X Puma and erased OS 9.2 but was successfully using OS X. One evening last week, it refused to reboot. When it powered back on, I got a blinking question mark and the 2GB Toshiba...