Michael,
Be sure also to check (or just replace since it's inexpensive) the
PRAM battery. This is located on the motherboard and provides power
to maintain necessary info for startup, like date and time, etc. If I
recall correctly, the 575, like the 630 series, uses an alkaline,
instead of a
Changing the PRAM battery might be a helpful solution, in this case. A
severly weak PRAM battery can cause a whole host of performance
problems, from file corruption to funky hardware behavior. This might
also be a cheaper solution than a replacement HDD, and you're not really
out anything to
On Dec 23, 2005, at 5:17 AM, Michael wrote:
I recently acquired a Preforma LC 575, though it seems the hard drive
has died because whenever I start it I just get a flashing question
mark.
If anyone knows where I could I could get a replacement hard drive (I
think its a scsi), or has any
Thanks for the tips Bill,
Unfortunately whenever I try to boot from the 'Install Me First Cd' or
the floppies that came with the mac, the message 'Welcome to
Macintosh' comes up on the screen and then it freezes. I'm not sure if
this is correct but i have been told that if it can not find a hard
It certainly could be the hard drive, but it is not necessarily. The
question mark means the system simply cannot find a start up system. Do you
have an internal or external CD drive? Start the system with a OS CD, and
see if the hard drive mounts. You may just need to reinstall the Operating
Hi,
Thanks, but nothing happens when I boot with the OS CD ('Install Me
First CD') in the cd drive. I just keep getting the flashing question
mark. When I boot with a floppy that has a picture of an Ambulance on
the side, I get a Welcome to Macintosh message on the screen but
that's as far as it
The reason I mentioned an external CD drive is often the stock CD drive that
came with the LC575 was not fast enough to boot the computer. Also, you
would do much better to start it up with a system 8, 8.6, or 9 (not 9.1 or
higher) CD than system 7. Even if you eventually reinstall system 7, I
On Dec 23, 2005, at 6:12 AM, Chuck Bush wrote:
Also, you
would do much better to start it up with a system 8, 8.6, or 9 (not
9.1 or
higher) CD than system 7.
Being a 68k, the LC575 will only go as high as 8.1.
The OP should probably open the back panel and look to see if there
is a HDD
At 10:34 PM +1000 12/23/05, Michael wrote:
Thanks for the tips Bill,
Unfortunately whenever I try to boot from the 'Install Me First Cd' or
the floppies that came with the mac, the message 'Welcome to
Macintosh' comes up on the screen and then it freezes. I'm not sure if
this is correct but i
