Aaron. Kind of related. I recently had 50 blue and white G3s to repair, and some showed no sign of life. However, most of them were fixed using a good PRAM.
Also my sister-in-laws Quicksilver G4 lost power unexpectedly in a power cut, and wouldn't start up. Inside the door is a reset button labelled S1 (or maybe P1), pressing this allowed it to boot up again. This might help. Simon --- www.simonroyal.co.uk and www.nmug.org.uk (sent using Nokia E71) -original message- Subject: MDD startup problem and solution, and a question. From: Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 21/09/2008 01:19 I'm sharing this here, since a search of my archive of the list doesn't turn up this info. A couple of days ago, when I was doing various cabling changes inside my FireWire 800 MDD, at one point it wouldn't start up at all. I mean no visual or aural indication of any activity when I pressed the power button in various ways. Then, after other changes, it finally did and then, shortly after in the same configuration, it didn't! To make a long story short, after I had given up and was starting to move my drives and more into my old Dual 867 MDD, a friend came over for help with his Pismo that he was having a problem with.* I was able to do a web search that quickly turned up the solution: ::: When the MDD won't power up, just unplug the power cord for 10 seconds and plug it in again! I realize that if I had done the right thing and unplugged the power cord before working inside the computer, the problem wouldn't have arisen during that process, but it might have shown up the next time I shut down and tried to restart after I finished working on it. QUESTION: Is it likely that this strange behavior presages any more serious problems? If so, what can I do about it beforehand? Also, (1) can I check the PRAM battery without removing it and (2) how does one remove it? I'm guessing the PRAM battery may be bad because, when I reconnect after disconnection, I get the message about the computer's date being too old. (Since the computer automatically connects to the internet, the date & time get corrected quickly.) Note, though, that the same person who reported the solution above also said that replacing his PRAM battery, although it solved other problems, didn't solve the startup problem. - Aaron * Actually, the Pismo was having a problem with _him_. The problem is that, despite having good enough mental powers to be a decent casual chess player, he's so tech-phobic that he can barely use his cell phone beyond calling and answering. More to the point, he can't remember what the TCP/IP Control Panel is for. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
