On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:56:48 -0700, TonyPA wrote
(in article ):
> Hi all....
>
> I bought a new MacBook 2.16mhz, 120GB unit.
> It's been flawless so far. Maybe a glitch or two
> where I had to force quit, but this morning,
> disaster struck. I was online surfing when I got
> a dialog box asking me to shut down. I did so
> and when I tried to restart, not much happened.
> I did everything that was asked of me in the
> Apple book that came with the computer. I even
> attempted to restart from the disc and nothing
> again. Most times I don't get a screen, sometimes
> I get a white screen and nothing else. I've rebooted
> and got a few chimes then nothing. On a few
> occasions, I got three high pitched beeps and the
> the l.e.d. light on the front would flash three times.
>
> I need opinions. Is this a RAM issue?
>
> Thanks,
> Tony
>
My *opinion* is that it is not a RAM issue. However, if you have more than
one RAM module, you *could* try removing one, and if that doesn't allow a
start, swapping that one for the removed one. If it is a RAM issue, it is
very unlikely to be two modules at once. So the above procedure should expose
the bad RAM.
My opinion is that it is either some type of severe software failure,
something that would require a PRAM reset. Or more likely, some type of
hardware failure, such as the logic board. Fortunately, since it is a newer
unit, it should still be under the factory warranty, and you can call Apple,
and have them talk you through whatever hoops that they want to go through,
fix-wise. For warrantied products this costs you nothing.
These gyrations will either fix it, or convince the tech that your machine is
broken enough that you need to send it in for a warranty repair.
Good luck, and I would be interested in the solution to your problem.
StephenC
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