I have seen several cases where the bong is not heard & the video not seen when the battery is weak. But it has usually to drop to 2.5V-3V or less to have such an effect.
Another cause of lack-of-bong is OFTEN the memory.
I suggest using only the highest value stick of RAM you have and starting up, after PRAM zap. Replace it with lower and lower sticks (each one alone) until you hear it, each time after double PRAM zap. Actually you'll hear your drive whir over even if it does not bong. When you zap it should bong, it's a telltale.
Another possibility: bad memory slot (connector).
Still another possibility: daughter (processor) card.
What I am relating here: I have experienced personally ALL these failures.
Of course, before doing all these checks, make sure you seat everything properly and reset the CUDA. No bent pin on the ZIF module?
On Sunday, November 24, 2002, at 02:58 PM, Ray wrote:
--- Andrea Vitali wrote:the G3s' have a sound card... maybe you have a dead one.I never realized that and always thought, for some reason, it was the graphic card. There are some odd looking things on the sound card and wonder what they are for? You learn something everyday. I wonder if you can you put other type of sound cards in there? I won't see my friend for awhile, so I will not have anyway of check that now. Are they known to go bad? I will have to research that.-- Mohamad Hammad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Perhaps the 3.6V internal battery needs replacement.I have several batteries and they all tested out as 3.6 at radio shack. I am tempted to get a brand new one but wonder whether it has any bearing on whether it would bong or not. It starts up without any problems without a battery. They are $10 and would like to know it that can cause to not have the bong sound.I do not get the Bong sound, at startup, nor atzapping the pram nor can I get sound at all. Itallstarted when I had a bad surge in the house. Theonly thing affected was the Beige G3 DT, even thoughit was connected to a surge protector. took out his power supply to make sure mymotherboarddidn't get harmed. I was havingallkinds of startup problems. I would keep getting a white empty dialog at the blue Mac Logo and itwould just freeze.
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Beige G3 DT/466mhz, OS 9.2.2 & 10.2
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