I haven't been following the thread, but has anyone suggested the VRM? Rick :)
On Monday, July 16, 2001, at 12:50 PM, Paulo Cardoso wrote: > > Hard to beliave but I'm 99.9% sure that your motherboard is dead! I've > been > there already. > >> From: Dan Pennington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-List) >> Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 13:17:18 -0400 >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-List) >> Subject: Dead G3 266 >> >> Got a G3 266 tower in a batch dead, dying, and old stuff. In my >> first attempts to power it up, the power supply fan would come on >> sometimes. Then not at all. >> After I read some stuff in one of the repair and upgrade bibles about >> the reset button on the motherboard, I plugged in the power cord, >> pressed the reset, and pushed the power button on the front of the >> case, the fan came on again, but no boot sounds or hard drive noises. >> Since that one time, no more fan workings and no other indications of >> life when plugged in and power button pushed. >> The hard drive and ram work in a G3 AIO, but the motherboard would >> not. Neither did the AIO motherboard work in the tower. These swaps >> were before the last time the fan worked. >> >> I'm not a computer technician (hard to believe, huh?) and I don't >> have any test gear other than a multimeter, a screw driver, and a >> large hammer. How can I determine what's at fault so I can think >> about either replacing that piece or parting out the rest of the good >> stuff? >> Thanks >> -- >> Dan Pennington >> Lansing, Michigan >> >> >> -- >> G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... >> >> Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | >> -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | >> >> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >> >> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> >> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >> >> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! >> <http://www.applelinks.com> >> > > > _______________________________________________________ > Vizzavi Mail powered by Vodafone - http://www.vizzavi.pt > Virus protected by TrendMicro - http://www.antivirus.com > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! > <http://www.applelinks.com> > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
