Here is the latest in my saga... 1. I tried reseating the RAM, but that didn't work. 2. I tried removing the RAM altogether, but that didn't work either.
Then I did something completely by mistake... I had inadvertantly unhooked the hard drive ribbon cable. When I went to boot up... I no longer had a sad mac. I had a flashing question mark instead. I'm afraid the hard drive might be completely lost. When I boot up from floppy in my dock, I can't "see" the hard drive at all. Any suggestions? --sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] said at �[Duo2400] Re: Sad Mac... HELP!!!�. [12/06/2001 09:03] > In answer to both posts... > I had a happy mac, then came the sad mac. > > I tried to reboot several times, but no cigar. > > I'm out of town right now, but when I get back home tomorrow I'll reseat > the ram as suggested and try to boot from floppy to see if that makes a > difference. > > Thanks for the suggestions... > --sam > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Sidney Ho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >On 12/4/01 Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> I booted up my 2300c today and all seemed well until I saw the sad mac; > >> 0000000F / 00000069 > >> > >> Does anyone have any idea what that error code means? I'm dead > without my > >> little baby. :( > > > >Luckily, "F" Exceptions are almost always software errors. Eg: > > > >> F = Exception �0064 Couldn't Read System File into Memory > > > >Just reboot and try again. It doesn't appear to be anything serious. If > >problems persist let the list know exactly where in the bootup process it > >occurs. You appear to have serious software corruption but that can even > >happen, as a one-off, with corrupt remnant fragments in ram from a > previous > >warm reboot (and not be HD related). The less serious case is a bomb and > a > >freeze is even more benign but these can happen (one-off) even with a > >perfectly good system/directory and the next reboot is OK. > > > >Also check ram card seating. > > > > ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
