And it's another baby... won't know if it's a boy or a girl until I get it started (though most of my babies turn out to be girls, so far I have a Tanaquil, a Cleopatra and a Xenobia among others).
I just got a 512Ke off ebay. The seller advertised it as working and showed a pic with the computer showing a healthy desktop. But, now that I've got it out of the box and set up, it won't start. For the sake of intellectual stimulation, I thought I'd try my hand at a bit of troubleshooting before I start hassling the seller. The computer receives power (I can hear the faint surging sound of the power coming on, and another sound when I turn it off, though nothing else -- I believe these early macs had no internal fan) but does not beep or light up or show the blinking icon (though sometimes I see a very slight flash of light on screen when I first turn the power swtich on). Instead of the beep and the sound of the computer powering up, it makes a very soft putt-putt noise and goes silent; the screen is dark. I have fiddled with the brightness dial, that's definitely not the issue. I have also tried detaching pretty much all the cables (except power of course), still no luck. I tested both with and without the external hard drive. I also tried switching to a different power cable and testing the outlet, both of these tests check out. I have read somewhere that some old compacts cannot start up if the battery is dead -- am I showing the symptoms of a dead battery? I can't get to the store to get a new one until tomorrow so thought I would check here! Thanks in advance to the more experienced troubleshooters out there! Sara -- 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
