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Re: Dead video question, 9600/200MP

rob bennett
Sun, 12 Jun 2005 00:04:00 -0700

Finally able to get back to this after a couple of days on other
projects. Pulled the RAM I do get the breaking glass sound... soooo,
what does that mean? :) Guessing it just means that the motherboard is
essentially OK...?

I've tried running the system with only one pair of DIMMs, thinking
that the memory check might be either taking an inordinately long time
or locking the system on a bad chip, but no dice. I've tried several
different pairs too.

An extensive PRAM reset is next on the agenda. I'll report if it does the job. 


> > Have you tried pulling out all the RAM in order to see if it will give
> > you the breaking glass sound?
> >
> > -James
> >
> > On Jun 9, 2005, at 10:11, Matt Emson wrote:
> >
> > > I'm afraid I can't help you, but I was trying to help out a friend
> > > with one
> > > of these online only last night (Tenzin, is that you in disguise?)
> > >
> > > PRAM battery may be dead. The one I was helping out with last night
> > > has an
> > > ATi Card, plus a flashed Matrox Millennium 2, which is known to work
> > > as I
> > > had it in my 9500MP till I pulled it and sold it on.
> > >
> > > If you do come up with anything, please share...
> > >
> > > Matt
> >
> >
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