I replaced the battery, but that didn't solve the problem,
unfortunately. It wasn't unplugged for long. I tried the pram
thing, but that made no difference. Is the power manager reset
where you press a button inside the computer? I tried that too.
Are there any other possibilities of fixing the computer? I don't
want to trash it, but I also don't want to put much money into it
since it's just being used my kindergarteners.
Thanks!

On 6/26/09, Neal wrote:
> On 6/25/09, Jan wrote:
>> I took what I thought was my perfectly good emac to my
>> classroom for the students to use. I turned it on (or tried
>> to) and all there is is a black screen, no sound, and the
>> light on the front stays yellow. What could be wrong?
>>
>> Thanks!
> Is the light the power on button?
>
> Was it unplugged for a long time?
>
> could be the backup battery (yes desktop mac's have batteries)
> a small battery that keeps track of the screen, printer, clock
> and other settings when you unplug your mac. Normal life is
> approx. 5 yrs.
>
> You could try a power manager reset, or zapping the pram but
> if you get it working don't unplug it.
>
> N

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