Dan Palka said: >The Wallstreet chimes, then does nothing for almost a minute. NOTHING. > Not a blinking question mark, not a blank gray screen, but a DARK >(a.k.a. NOT operating) screen, no hard drive noises, no cd noises, no >noises whatsoever for a minute after the chime. > >Basically, the computer fails to operate or function in any computerly >way for about 45 seconds after chime. This is a very, very long time. >Agonizing. Embarrassing when I'm booting in front of PC friends and >get "why is it taking so long to boot"
I think you have a problem that demands that you start all over, including trying a second HD, removing backup battery, a PMU reset, Open firmware PRAM reset and OS reinstall (aka a clean reinstallation) and failing that trying a new PMU card. My WS II did display some strange behaviour regarding power management at times. It could be that your machine have a PMU close to failure or a similar problem. Or it's a boot rom problem, so I'd try with a second CPU daughter card as well if nothing else resolved the issue. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
