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bradr · Oct 24, 2005, 10:50 PM

I am going nuts. I have the 1.25GHz 15" Al PowerBook. The first of the Al line. It has worked like a dream... until today.

No new software installs. Same updates running on my desktop (no problems). Today, I got no less that 18 kernal panics. Yes, 18 in one day. If I got to login at all, when I would click a menu or a window... BAM! Panic! Here's the kicker though... if it's not plugged in, just on batteries, it seems to be running fine. Plug it in and BAM!

I have reset the PRAM. I have reset the PMU. I have rebooted until my fingers are numb.

Any ideas? Anyone else seen this? It was working just fine until this morning. The battery doesn't hold a charge like it used to. Could the battery or the charging system be causing this?

Searching for answers....

seanc · Oct 25, 2005, 07:02 AM

What happens if you run it on power without the battery?

Do you have another power adapter you could try?

bradr · Oct 25, 2005, 07:22 AM

If I run it without the battery installed, but plugged in, it still crashes. I tried another adapter and got the same results.

seanc · Oct 25, 2005, 07:31 AM

Try resetting the PMU again.
Remove extra ram/ try different ram modules and see if it makes a difference.
If it still doesn't work then it needs to go to Apple.