[gauchogirl]

This morning I was using my powerbook (rev A 12" bought in April of 2003 if that helps at all) it was not plugged into the wall and was only plugged into my printer via usb. I opened Adobe to print a document and midway through printing my computer shut off. At first I thought it went to sleep but there was no sleep light and no audible noise coming from the computer. I pressed the start button and nothing happened...Any ideas??

[fisherKing]

a crash, maybe...
or battery run down.

probably not serious, it happens.

hit apple-control-power button together (maybe a few times) until you hear the startup chime, and...go back to work.

plug in first! and check your battery level, that might be all it is.

[gauchogirl]

Thanks for the speedy reply... It actually was plugged into the wall right before I plugged it into the printer and the battery was full. I immediately plugged it back into the wall thinking that it was a battery problem, I actually tried all of the troubleshooting stuff in the user's guide suggests and nothing has worked. The lights on the bottom of the battery are on...I'm so sorry if I sound really stupid but I don't quite understand how the battery would keep it from turning on if it is plugged into the wall.

[fisherKing]

two or three times my pb has crashed, where, when i go to wake it from sleep, the screen stays black (but i can, for instance, turn on the caps lock lite).

so...the only way i can get back to work:
command-control-power (sometimes 2 or 3 times); ie a reset.

try that.

[iMacfan]

Take the battery out, unplug it from the wall and leave it for a few hours, or overnight. Then reset the power manager a few times. I have heard this to help in a few circumstances.

David

[MrForgetable]

same thing happened to me except it booted in about 2 minutes. nothing appears to be wrong.

[gauchogirl]

Thanks so much for all of the help guys, I'm finally home from school (long day) and I tried the ctrl+command+power and it worked.