Greetings! Turned on my WS (266/192/6) this morning and I got the chime and I "guess" it started up, but the screen is totally "bright grey" with no HD or trash icons. I never saw the Mac Happy Face or the OS, etc. The mouse/pointer are working, but I cannnot get to the control panel or anything (no menu bar or anything, for that matter - just a bright grey screen from top to bottom. It won't even go to sleep when I close the lid).
I put the Norton utilities disk in the zip and restarted, but of course that's no help because I cannot get to the control panel to switch Start-Up Disks. I also forced restart twice but still the same thing - zilch except the chime and the bright grey screen. The other day I read on this list about turning off the memory in order to lessen the time between the chime and the actual start-up. So I did do that but I don't remember when I did it, nor do I remember for sure if I turned Mac off and back on since I did that. (I was using it all day Sunday and it worked fine! I turned Mac off about 10 pm last night and all was well!) Any clues anyone? I'm on digest mode so any backchannel replies are fine as well. (Thank goodness for old backup Macs! It was a member of one of the lemlists who said it's always a good idea to keep your old Mac for situations just like this! Otherwise, how would one get online to ask for help!) ;-) Thanks very much or any tips from the knowledgeable tipsters! Best regards, Gail -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:G-Books-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:G-Books-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
