getting a bios battery today, seeing that the current one is over 6-7years old... and I haven't turned the power off to that server in 6 months... so no clue if bios battery is still good.
as for writing anything down in bios... no can do... its still overprinting random characters... i just want to get it booted, so that i can backup my website... after that, probably kill that server, install linux to a powermac... use that for a webserver. -- web: www.wormhole5.org current: calgary, ab ----- Original Message ----- From: Jason Louie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, April 3, 2003 10:57 am Subject: Re: (clug-talk) NEED HELP, bad problem! > Hit <DEL> or which ever key you need to press to get into the bios. > In > the bios you should have some more information like the make, model > number and such. Then google the moel number and see if that > produces a > flash image or at lease the company you need to go to. The odd > sounds > that you mentioned sugests that you knocked something loose. I > whould > check that before buying the battery and flashing the bios. Check > the > cards to see if everything is in place and clean the machine... in > the > mean-time findout where that sound is coming from... it might be > the > cause. If this fails pull cards out and put then back in, this > makes > sure that the conections are good with all the cards. Then I would > go > buy the battery... I too like to conserve money where possible. > > Disclaimer: These suggestions are based on the experiences of the > sended, any or all information may or may not work for this > particualar > situation. Technologically sound presence is suggested. > > > Jason > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I'll be buying a new bios battery today, and a can of compressed > air... i'll spend a hour or so taking out all the > cards/ram/cables... and blowing dust off EVERYTHING.... > > > >but, the one thing arises. > >i dont know who made my mobo (lost manual in a flood of > basement)... so how can i find out who did... and see if i can > flash the bios. > > > >also, when i took the bios battery out... and rebooted... it stops > on a cmos error... > > > >the first time i booted it... i did ssh in, and there were no bad > characters in the ssh side of things... so im not sure what is > making those char's appear. > > > >-- nathan > > > >-- > >web: www.wormhole5.org > >current: calgary, ab > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Marcel Lecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Thursday, April 3, 2003 10:07 am > >Subject: RE: (clug-talk) NEED HELP, bad problem! > > > > > > > >>Hi Nathan, > >> > >>I haven't a chance to go over all the comments in detail so I > might be > >>repeating things others have already proposed (in which case, > sorry in > >>advance). > >> > >>It sounds to me like it could also be bad power. Anything chancy > on > >>thecircuit?. Might be worth hooking up on a different circuit > >>before putting > >>the gloves on and "going in". > >> > >>I'm also always suspicious of hardware that suddenly doesn't work > >>after a > >>move. Something might have been rattled loose in transit (same > >>might apply > >>to the monitor). Try remove and reconnect all plugs connectors, > >>RAM, cards, > >>IDE cables, etc. (sounds like you've already done a lot of that > >>though). Try > >>a different monitor too (or ssh into it from elsewhere and see if > >>it's doing > >>what it should). > >> > >>hope that helps. > >> > >>Marcel > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: nathan wainwright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 7:58 PM > >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Subject: (clug-talk) NEED HELP, bad problem! > >>> > >>> > >>>okay, just recently moved... and finally got shaw cable hooked up. > >>> > >>>so today i decided to reconnect the router, and webserver.... > >>> > >>>booted up the server. > >>> > >>>the screen... while readaable... will "switch" characters at > >>>random... > >>>statically... ie... when it boots up... and does ram test... > >>>it spells > >>>things odd... but not the same everytime.... > >>> > >>>when going into linux same thing... it just over prints > different > >>>charcters... does this mean bad bios... or what? > >>> > >>>and is there a way to fix it... im a student, so don't > >>>reallyhave tons > >>>of cash to get it fixed. > >>> > >>>course i do have two powermacs... any ideas if yellowdog > >>>linux will run > >>>apache, perl php? > >>> > >>>-- nathan > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > >>-------- > >>This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to > >>which it is > >>addressed, and may contain confidential, personal, and or privileged > >>information. Please contact us immediately if you are not the > intended>>recipient of this communication, and do not copy, > distribute, or > >>take action > >>relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent > >>reply,should be deleted or destroyed. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >
