Del, Have you tried taking off the PRAM battery? Sometimes something as simple as that is the key to the whole thing.
Good luck, Felix On Apr 11, 11:39 am, MnDel <[email protected]> wrote: > It has had some problems over time with the clock reverting to 1914 > (replacing pram battery - new from owc didn't seem to fix it). But it > was a workhorse every day till now anyway. > What I've tried so far: > On start up from start button it defaults always to 'flashing floppy > w/ question-mark'. > Start-up / Command X = same default > Start-up / C w/ OS9 disc = ejects cd & same default > Start-up / C w/ Disc Warrior = runs DW, showed minor problems, fixed > and verified OK > Start-up / T - connected firewire to G4 tower, accessed Hardrive OK, > made a ccc disc image and burned a DVD. > Start-up / C w/ its own ccc'd DVD = ejects, defaults to same '?-mark' > Pushed re-set button ( the triangle next to phone plug) and re- > started each of 4 times, same deafult. > Start-up / pram reset keys (command,option p,r) = same default > Unplugged battery and cord, waited 15 minutes, no better. > > This is our biz computer, so its pretty critical to us to get it > working again.... > I have just bought an iBook 1.42 to replace it, I think this little > workhorse is simply going into depression! > Del, thanks for any advice. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
