>The startup timing of a Plus is delayed by the period it takes to get >from the bong and diagonal gray striped screen, to the smooth gray screen >with the arrow at the top left, and then the beginning-to-finalized grinding >of the floppy disk.
On my 4 MB plus that diagonal gray striped screen dissapears very quickly (I hardly notice it), but then there is this smooth gray screen... To much time passes by before the floppy with the flashing question mark appears. >If you're suffering extra-long delay, suspect a bad RAM chip. I inherited a >Compaq 286 from a good buddy that took a full ten minutes to begin boot >sequence. I replaced all the RAM and event though a couple of the chips are >4 MB size, mixed with one MB size, it boots the moment the power is applied. Interesting... I'll have a look into this. I was rather convinced that the slow boot up had to do with the amount of RAM, because a third plus in my collection, containing 2.5 mb RAM, also takes much longer in order to boot than my 1 MB Plus and my 1 MB 512. But you might very well be right. I'll crack open a plus when I am back home tonight, replace the RAM and see what happens. Marten -- -------------------------------------------------------- Check out the System 6 Heaven: http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html -------------------------------------------------------- -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Replacement Apple CDROMs from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 PPC 5400/200Mhz 16/1.6GB/CD/ENET/L2 $119, 5+ for $99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
