>>> OK, part two of solving the mystery of what the cat did to my g3 >>> motherboard... >>> >>> For you technicians in the audience- Would shorting a motherboard cause >>> the power supply to not supply power to the internal hard drive, or any >>> other drive in the g3? > >Yes. It would. I would suggest looking at the PCI SLOT itself. There is >the possibility that the connector is also broken and has pins that are >shorted. A shorted PCI bus will prevent a computer from booting up and >will also prevent voltage regulators from allowing the Power supply from >being able to power up. This is assuming that you have already removed >the broken card. Also look for any metal debris on the Mobo itself. > >>> For those of you who missed the story, my cat jumped onto an opened >>> beige G3 that I am rebuilding to donate to Big brothers/big sisters. >>> SNAP went the PCI internet10/100 card. NO MORE WORK said the >>> motherboard. >>> >>> Unless it is the power supply... >>> >>> how do you tell? >>> > >Did the cat die ?
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