On 9/9/08 1:20 AM, "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Broadcast into the ether:
> Both times, when the screens finally did light up, that's when the > startup process began:the apple symbol, OS-X icon, progress bar, and > finally the desktop. In other words, the operating system did not > start up while the screens were dark, and then light up to show me the > desktop. Apparently nothing was happening while the screens were dark, > system-wise. The "apple chime" sound (or POST) is a simple power on self test. It pings hardware components to see if everything is there for booting. If this machine were in my shop I would look at the power supply. I suspect it is as simple as the PS is going and the video card is not getting enough juice on startup. I have had a bunch of machines in my shop that had the exact symptoms you are describing and both times it was the video card dying or the PS failing under load. To troubleshoot this remove all peripherals. Unplug all internal drives except the boot drive and see if the machine will boot normally. That should give you a better idea. Kyle Hansen -- This is the way the world ends...not with a bang, but a twitter. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
