My Reply follows quote. On 21/12/2004 09:20 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > >--- Ken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> My Reply follows quote. On 20/12/2004 07:17 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >> >>> Here's the situation. I have a 6116 and a 6115 >>> performa's and both are acting the same way. >>> Upon start up I hear the chime and then here >>> the computer accessing the hard drive then >>> nothing no happy face no sad face nothing. >>> I have repalced the pram battery but no >>> difference. There was no information in "Sad >>> Macs Bombs and other Disasters". I have replace >>> these with a beige G3 but before I start >>> parting these machines out just want to >>> make sure that there isn't an easy fix. Has anyone >>> else experienced this type of problem? >>> Are they really dead? >>> >>> thanks for your help >>> >>> Richard >> -------- >> Seems like a "classic" symptom of a dead PRAM >> battery. Sometimes youcan "test" this by letting >> it boot then quickly switching the power >> off then back on. >> >> Ken > >Then what? I have a 7100/80 that might be doing the >same thing! ----------- If you "test" as suggested, and get a good boot, then the PRAM battery is dead (or accidentally installed backwards--easy to do). New battery (or reversed in bracket) and you should be good to go.
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