Kathi suggested: > too simple, but if the drive has been wiped clean, shouldn't you try > starting from a CD and diagnose and install an O.S. on your machine before > you do anything? > > K >
Absolutely. My thoughts exactly, which would be awesome, but the machine doesn't ever get to the point where it initializes the drives and tries to boot. In fact, it's never getting video nor serial ports so I can't see or input anything via the keyboard nor mouse. William wrote: > I have worked on a couple B&W machines and they can be rather stubborn when devices have > changed from devices it is expecting from it PRAM settings. Changing out a drive, change to a > monitor that use a different resolution, etc will cause it to take a very very long time to get > everything sorted out and begin its startup. So I would first suggest patience, I have seen a B&W > take 5+ minutes to go from bong to beginning its startup process. Thanks for all the suggestions, William, but it's a no-go also. I even let the thing sit running for over an hour after letting it sit with no power, battery for over 24 hours and there's still no action. Even with no drives, keyboard, mouse or monitor hooked up. OTOH, I found another RevB board thanks to the LEM Swap list. I'll be having a go with that this weekend. Here's to hoping it's a working board!. Thanks! - Dylan 1.25GHz G4 15" Powerbook - 1.25GB RAM, SuperDrive 500MHz G4 DP "GigE" Powermac - 1GB RAM, 64MB GeForce2 MX 400, SuperDrive 450MHz G3 "Sage" iMac - 512MB RAM, DVD-ROM 350MHz G3 "B&W" Powermac, 512MB RAM, DVD-ROM (sick) -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
