At 12:41 PM -0500 01/14/2006, Chris Riedl wrote:
I may be able to get a really good deal on a dual processor
Quicksilver (not sure of speed) that is mostly barebones. Could
anyone speculate or speak from experience what it would do if it was
run through a basic test (powered on) either without video/RAM/HD or
with a PC video card and some RAM?
No RAM or bad RAM - instead of a BONG you should get a thud or
breaking glass sound.
If RAM is ok, then the self-check moves on to other components.
No video - the self-check doesn't check.
An incompatible video card might cause the bong to not happen, as the
video iface won't init... but I'm not sure.
I have been told the machine powers up and then just powers off.
Does this sound like a bad motherboard or power supply, or is the
machine just unhappy with the obviously (at least to me) incorrect
components?
Could be the components. Could be a processor or cache issue too.
Pull the PRAM battery for a min. Make sure it's either fresh or at
least has decent voltage before putting it back in.
Pull the RAM and video card then hit the power button... If you get
that breaking glass sound, that means the processor and cache are
talking ok.
- Dan.
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