Thanks, but I've already tried doing this, booting from ROM disk. It doesn't respond, just keeps flashing the "?" icon.
yoshiko ----- Original Message ----- From: "Snook, John R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 8:37 AM Subject: Re: Classic acting up > Try this: > Boot while holding down the option apple x and o (not zero) key at the same time. > On a Mac Classic this will allow you to boot to the rom. > Then see if the floppy drive will read any floppies. > Let us know what happened. > johnsn > > --------------------------------- > So my recently re-discovered Classic is acting up. It no longer wants to > boot up from the floppy any more. > Just days ago I was able to boot when I inserted the floppy upon the > flashing "?" disk icon. This morning the Classic rejected the boot floppy, > this time flashing the "X" floppy icon. > > Can someone tell me what is going on? Is my Classic toast?? If so, what can > I do at this point? > It seems to be completely ignoring any key attempts, including zap PRAM and > starting up from ROM. > > thanks, > yoshiko > ---------------------------------------- > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > 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/> > --> 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]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. 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/> --> 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]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
