[Macpartners] iBook Screen doesn't come on after sleep

[Carolyn Fuller]

Karen,

Resetting the p ram worked!!!!!!

Thank you so much!

Carolyn
On Aug 11, 2005, at 3:23 PM, Karen Johnson wrote:

> Two things:
>
> make sure she is plugged in and not running under low power. Funny 
> things happen when a laptop is running low on its charge and people 
> just forget.
>
> I have found resetting p ram to be helpful in the past when a machine 
> will not behave as it should.
> Hold down apple + option + P + R . I have been told to listen for 3 
> chimes, I always listen for 4.
>
> karen
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I just got the following email from a friend:
>>
>> "I was working the Mac iBook yesteday, left it on as usual.  Went to 
>> push the on button to "wake it" up but nothing happened.  Black 
>> screen.  Sounds like it's running but nothing.  Push the button for a 
>> long bit to get it shut down.  Wait a few moments and turn it on 
>> again, starts to boot up and then black screen, noise like it's 
>> running.  ARRRGGGHHHHHHH.  Any ideas?  Please......!"
>>
>> Does anyone have any ideas about what is going on and what she should 
>> do? She has some critical work on this computer and is working under 
>> a very tight dead line.
>>
>> Thanks for any help!
>>
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>> Carolyn Fuller
>> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>> Information Services and Technology
>> Administrative Computing
>> Senior Analyst/ Programmer
>> (617) 253-6213
>> http://fuller.mit.edu/
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Carolyn Fuller
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Information Services and Technology
Administrative Computing
Senior Analyst/ Programmer
(617) 253-6213
http://fuller.mit.edu/