HELP!! no mouse/keyboard after reboot (pb12)

quiksan

quiksan

awesomer...
my 12" powerbook gave me the low battery warning last night. I used it a little while longer, and then it went black (like the battery had gone too low). so I closed it, plugged it in (for the night) and went to sleep myself.

this morning, it was hot, and running (while closed and plugged in). I opened it, and it stayed black, wouldn't turn the screen on or anything.
So I CMD + CTRL + POWER restarted it.
it came back to the login screen, but the trackpad and keyboard don't respond. No matter what I do - shut it down, then start it, restart, etc - they don't respond when it comes back up


so, um, what do i do now?!?!?!
hopefully someone has some insight on this.
I've got applecare, so I'll them too, but since this board is always so knowledgable, i thought there might be some help here too.

thanks in advance
 
Solution: Reset the PRAM

To reset the PRAM you'll need four fingers:


1. Simultaneously press the Command, Option, P, and R keys at startup.
(Keep your hands on the keys until the third reboot has started.)
2. The machine will reboot the first time and chime.
3. The machine will reboot the second time and chime.
4. The machine will start to reboot the third time and chime.
5. Let go of the keys and allow it to finish booting.
Good luck!
 
sadly no luck. trackpad and keyboard still not responding...

what does resetting the pram do, anyway? just out of curiousity.
 
Are you able to boot over CD (holding c), or is your keyboard even lost there?
If you won't be able to even start from your panther DVD/CD, I would consult apple.

RAM (Parameter RAM) contains settings for the ports, mouse scaling, AppleTalk status, speaker volume, amongst others. Resetting it will put all parameters to the factory default.
 
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