Then, what happened when you booted with Disk Tools and ran Drive setup? Paul
>Thanks for the reply, but I'm pretty sure I didn't break the hard drive >cable. > >Besides, I started getting the Sad Mac BEFORE I opened the 2300 to reseat >the RAM. > >Any other suggestions? >--sam > >Paul Nelson said at �[Duo2400] Re: Sad Mac... HELP!!!�. >[12/28/2001 13:09] > >> You're more likely to have broken the cable, if you hooked it up correctly >> when you redid it. Hard drives are sturdy things. >> Paul >> >> >> >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. 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