> I'm not familiar with this particular model, but on some models > the verical bars mean you have bad RAM. Try replacing it and see > what happens. Alternatively, there may be some corrosion on the > contacts between the SIMM and the socket so reseating the memory > a few times may help. I really don't know what the black screen > would mean. > > Byron.
Well, like I said, when I first got the machine it booted fine after either being on for a while with the vertical bars, or repeatedly flipping the power switch on/off. It just progressively got worse so it took longer and longer to actually boot up until it just didn't one day, despite being on showing the vertical bars for 7+ hours. When I was cleaning the dust off the motherboard, I checked all the contacts and there was absolutely NO corrosion on anything, including the RAM. I've noticed now (ever since the cleaning) it will come up with the vertical bars for a while, then eventually the screen will clear on it's own and just go black without actually getting as far as the startup bong. Whereas before, when the bars cleared, it would go into the normal startup routine. Which is what makes me think maybe I fried the board while cleaning it, despite taking precautions not to. But regarding the RAM, what's interesting about this model is that it has two megabytes of RAM physically already BUILT-IN/soldered to the motherboard. The one I got has two extra megabytes in the expansion slots, which is what I checked for good contact. If the hard disk is still spinning up and the external floppy drive makes a noise does that mean that the motherboard is still OK and not fried? ------------ Nat Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------ -- 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> --> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
