[Serge_N_Gin]

Hi, I'm helping an older friend who has an iBook Clamshell 466MHz. This iBook has given her no problems and originally came with OS 9 installed. The battery holds no charge but the date/time is correct in Panther while under OS 9.2.2 the time/date was always wrong.

I helped to upgrade the iBook to Panther and this went without any problems and I noticed afterwards that Classic was not installed but couldn't see any probs with that.

Then my friend purchased some RAM (512mb X 1) from MemoryTen and I installed that but the iBook wouldn't boot and displayed the flashing folder/question mark. I replaced the 512 module with the original module and still receive the folder/? at boot.

I tried to boot from the Panther instal CD #1 (Full Retail Version) and holding the C key for ages but the screen stays black after the startup chime. I tried Option + Command + P + R but only hear the 1st startup chime then there's just the black screen for ages so I eventually have to let go the key sequence. I also noted the green light at the power connection turned orange after about a minute or two. I reset the PMU to no avail and tried to reset the Open Firmware but the screen stayed black. I also tried to boot from the CD via command-shift-option-delete but after hearing the CD spin for a second or two there was just the same old black screen.

I connected my iMac Core2Duos keyboard/mouse to the iBook via USB 1 and tried that but still no joy.

I am stumped about what this could be or what to do next as I'd rather troubleshoot this myself as much as I can.

Do I need the original OS discs to proceed further with troubleshooting? Do I need to try connecting my iMac C2Duo to the iBook using Target Disc Mode to further troubleshoot?

I just realised I left the battery connected during the upgrade .... I realise the battery is dead anyway but is this the cause of the boot failure?


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