Thanks for the help, folks....
Yes it could be the PRAM battery. They cost $10 at radio shack. It
could
also be bad memory. There are programs out there, some of which Im
sure are
free, available for testing memory.
My colleague bought a new PRAM battery. The Mac didn't start up
IMMEDIATELY, but when after a failed start he restarted attaca (without
a pause), it did start up.
I found out some interesting things:
The hard drive was nearly full. I had him start throwing away and
backing up files immediately.
The external USB hard drive was showing up as startup disk on System
Profiler; I had him check the internal hard drive in the StartUp Disk
control panel.
He is still running OS 9.0.4. I told him to hook the computer up to his
network and download an upgrade to 9.1 asap -- after he gets some space
available, of course. For his use (mainly a purchased copy of
ProTools), there's no reason for him to move up to OS X, I think. OS
9.1 should be fine. And safe.
The computer had only one stick of 128MB RAM. I had him buy two sticks
of 256MB. He'll have them tomorrow.
I encouraged him to buy a secondary internal hard drive. I'm familiar
with SCSI, not ATA, but it is possible, right? A 160GB ATA slave drive
sounds good, no?
Any more ideas? Any advice about a slave drive ATA hard drive? OWC's
160GB Hitachi/IBM DeskStar T7K250 looks pretty good, no?
With a few of these treatments, his computer should be running much
better by the end of the week. I hope!
t
--
No virus was checked for in this outgoing message -- but none are
likely. No Microsoft program was used in the making of this email.
Further, the originating computer is a Macintosh. So few of the safety
hassles of modern computing are to be expected. Use Macs and maximize
uptime!
--
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/>
iPod Accessories for Less
at 1-800-iPOD.COM
Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal
www.1800ipod.com
