>> I have a 6100/60 that is (not completely) dead. >Gut reaction : PRAM battery needs replacing... my old 6100 did exacly this.
I agree that a dead battery causes the 61xx to refuse to boot that way. >You have to leave it plugged in for about 5+ minutes and repeatedly turn it >on and off till it decides to boot... I refurbed a bunch of these last summer. Even with the battery totally absent, I could usually get it to boot up by simply cycling the power button just once. Whenever your PRAM gets reset, you need to open the Memory control panel and at least select the defaults. Otherwise, with System 8.1 or earlier, the cache setting goes to an unreasonably low number which slows things down badly. http://katsmacs.blogspot.com/ -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
