Well, if the "double powering" trick solves your problem, then I'd bet
that the PRAM battery is to blame. As you have said, "double powering"
resets the PRAM to a valid state and allows the machine to boot
normally. That is has happened after replacing the hard drive may be
only a coincidence. Try to replace the PRAM battery and see if it solves
the problem.
Greetings,
Antonio Rodríguez (Grijan)
Bruce Godfrey escribió:
I recently replaced the hard drive in my trusty old 6100 with a newer
8 Gb SCSI which is an 80 pin model with a 50 pin adapter on it. Ever
since the machine has been difficult to boot. I eventually discovered
through trial and error that if I press the button to start it up, and
then press it again within a couple of seconds after the bong to turn
it off and back on again it will reliably boot up. But, this seems to
cause the PRAM to reset every time, as the date always shows 1956
after doing this. Restarting while it is running works normally.
I have a vague recollection of someone reporting similar bahaviour on
the list a year or so ago, but I don't remember what the cause was, or
whether there was a fix. Any ideas out there about what is causing this?
Bruce
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