on 11/05/04 00:13, Jeff Greffe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello there ! first time around here ! > > Not my first time with macs though ... > I got this dead pismo for a loaf of bread and started playing with it > ... > > No, at first, it would turn on at all .. tried a reset of the pmu .. no > go ... opened the case, looked at the RAM top and bottom, took the > extra one out, and great ! I got a chime on start up, hard drive spins > up (faulty RAM I guess) ... if I press "option", I get access to > available boot disks, like the hard drive and CD. > > But ... I am stuck at the opening gray screen ... no apple logo, no > question mark ... > Last time this happened to me, was with my G3 upgraded 8500, where the > G3 card was defective ... could it be the case here with the processor > card ? Is there a way to test the card, besides getting another one ? > :) > > I had a 6100AV, a 8500, a clamshell iBook, now an original G4 > PowerbookTi, but I am new to pismos ! so if you could share some of > your experiences with that machine, it would be very much appreciated.
Did you try booting from a known good system CD? Maybe the systems on the drive are damaged? -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
