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Rikintosh

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Apr 22, 2020
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São Paulo, Brazil
I recently bought a 333mhz g3 powerbook, it has a common problem with these models, it just doesn't turn on when I press the button. As soon as I connect the charger, it turns on the green light, and sometimes I hear a noise in the speaker. I can turn it on after pressing the reset button behind it several times. I searched the internet, and this is a common problem, I suspect it is the PMU or some internal capacitor. Also, when it starts up, it gets VERY SLOW, it stays on that screen for more than a minute with a floppy disk, until it starts the system (The HD and the system are perfect!) Everything in the system is too slow!

His charger is ok, he has no battery, and the battery is disconnected to prevent further problems.

I'll dismantle it anyway, but I created this post, because maybe someone has already been there, and can give me a tip, to save me time
 
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