On Thursday, October 3, 2002, at 07:21 AM, Philip Lord wrote:
> Hi, > I recently purchased a 2400 with a 240 G3 interware card installed. I > got it at a decent price because...well, it didn't work. It was > suffering from GLOD (Green light of death). > I had read Sydney Ho's 'how to fix GLOD' guide prior to buying the > 2400, so I though, what the heck, I might as well buy it and try. > > So it arrived today and I tried everything to get it to go but I > couldn't fix it. So I gave up for about 45 minutes and left it plugged > in. When I returned I pressed the reset button again and, suprise, I > heard a chime...it proceeded to boot into OS8. > > Upon reaching the desktop I opened system profiler, and yes indeed, it > did have a 240mhz G3 cpu, all was good until about 3 minutes later it > hung. I firt thought it was because the powerbook only came with 16meg > of RAM so I re-booted with extensions off but hung again. re-booted, > hung again. Then I couldn't boot anymore, I got the chime but no boot. > then suddenly it wouldn't even chime. just a click noise (the caps > lock lamp would light up when pressed though, wasn't GLOD yet). > > And finally I'm back to square one, the dreaded GLOD. I can't get it > to boot again. > Sounds like a bad processor card. Do you have any spare parts? I know that there aren't many people walking around with G3 upgrades in their back pocket, but I have a stock 180 in a box in my closet. If it's not your processor, it might be your I/O board, but after reading Sidney's GLOD page, I'm sure you knew that stuff. If you have spare parts, try replacing the usual suspects first; then, the fun begins (I think). OOO! Another thing: I only have a stock processor, but a friend and fellow lister recently upgraded his own comet, and we talked briefly about upgrade cards needing software/firmware to function. This is just a stab, but could turning the extensions off have plonked your processor? Rick Banuelos [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------- 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>
