With a situation in which ordinary keys are depressed at boot time, the POST
usually reports Keyboard failure, press F1 to continue unless you have the
POST or its error messages turned off. Good reason to leave everything
turned on even if the boot process is a bit longer. (I've never
This is an Intel D975XBX board that I have had no problems with
in the past. I am sure I am doing something stupid here.
Found the problem, thanks.
I'm kind of embarassed to report the cause.
The keyboard has a row of buttons across the top, two of them,
dead center, are a volume control.
Thanks for letting us know so we don't get caught in the similar fix.
The same thing could easily happen to my keyboard and it could easily
be missed except for the on-screen display indication anytime the
controls are changed. Sounds like you need a bigger desk :-))
Richard P.
This is an
OK, I plugged in an analog amp that I know works and I still
get no sound. The computer sees the device on the analog line
out jack and it appears nominal.
This is an Intel D975XBX board that I have had no problems with
in the past. I am sure I am doing something stupid here.
Any input would
Confusing question, with the quotes about a New Apple Toy and all. You
managed to get Mac OS running on an Intel board but you have no sound?
I don't understand.
In general, the latest sound chips use the same connectors for both
input and output, so it can be tricky to get sound where you want
