on 20/5/02 14:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> this time i am working on a G4dual800 quicksilver. went through the install
> without any problems (or so it seemed). upon restart i get a grey screen that
> lingers forever, then out of nowhere a short instrumental music clip plays for
> about 20 seconds and then stops. nothing else happens after that. it will
> continue to try to reboot into OSX at restart. i am usually forced to put 9.2
> install disk in to recover to 9.2.
> 
> any clues?
> will probably stop by local apple store later to toss it to the  genius bar
> attendees.

Normally a ("sad sounding") instrumental clip means hardware problems. A
stop by your local Apple store is an excellent idea (especially if it's
still under warrantee). Just make sure they (or you) back up your important
data onto a CD before giving them your machine... they may replace the HD on
you.


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