At 4:46 PM -0600 9/25/04, Andrew Kershaw wrote:
Alright, some clarity and things I have tried that have not solved this issue.
It's NOT the memory test - I've got that disabled on all my Macs.
One of my Wallstreets (originally 233/512k) has been upgraded to a PowerLogix 466 w/ 384 MB of RAM. I've replaced the PMU, charge card, and power supply card. My PRAM battery is dead, so every time you cut power, it's equivalent to resetting the power manager and/or removing the PRAM battery altogether. Any combination of stock and replaced parts results in the same symptoms.
The other Wallstreet is a stock 233/512k with 192MB of RAM. It has the same problem. (It also has a dead PRAM battery.)
I suspect replacing the PRAM battery will solve the problem, but I haven't bothered.
Try setting the Startup Disk. If it's not set in the PRAM then the computer has to search for it. And IIRC that means waiting for a floppy and then each of seven possible SCSI drives before it tries the IDE drive. Note that if their is no drive it takes longer as it has to wait for a response.
On a B&W G3 with 3 SCSI cards I've seen this take a couple of minutes. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting
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