Well, nothing has helped. I've done the generic - reset cuda, replaced
the $15 PRAM battery - wasted money there. I don't understand why that
is such a generic troubleshooting suggestion -- I've had almost ten
Macs, and a flat PRAM battery has **never** effected any of them.
Personally, its one of the LAST things I replace - I will repeat that
it has never solved anything for me. If anyone knows why it is
suggested so much I'd love to know -- I'm curious, because i've never
experienced it.
The thing still freezes before it does anything. I tried removing all
the RAM but one, switch sticks, switch slots - no help.
I tried using an AppleCD 600i SCSI drive - not even a _chime_ with that
thing in. Disconnected the Floppy - thought maybe some wacky problem
there was causing it to hang - nothing. Tired no keyboard, tried a
different keyboard. Nothing.
Tried another SCSI HD - nothing.
I'm not convinced the video card is the sole problem here. If the
computer was functioning, I would think I could at least hear the HD
making noise as the computer booted up, even without video.
A few details I noticed - if you put your ear next to the processor,
you can hear a slight noise - like the sound a Hard disk makes when it
is reading, but way softer. The caps lock light does not light when
pressed, either.
I'm thinking that I just paid $90 to have this computer taken to a
recycle center. Am I right?
I don't mean to sound negative, but this is getting frustrating.
Thanks for any help (and putting up with me... lol)
Kyle-
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