At 9:35 PM -0700 8/15/2009, gsacks wrote: >733 mhz Quicksilver >bad RAM and a bad hard drive
Both were bad?! >so I replaced them and it worked >for a couple of months. After that it wouldn't start up at all -- the >light on the switch comes on and the fans spin for a few seconds, then >nothing. I checked the voltages on the power supply and they seem >fine. From various sources on the web, I surmised that either the >logic board or the processor was dead. Fortunately, I have a working >QS 2002 with an 800 mhz processor. I swapped processors, but then >neither computer worked. The original non-working one behaved the same >as before. The QS 2002 with the swapped processor started with no >chime and no video. There's nothing wrong with the 800 mhz processor >-- I put it back in the QS 2002 and it works fine. I'm thinking that >both the logic board and the processor are bad. How likely is this? >Any other suggestions for diagnosing the problem(s)? Have you replaced the PRAM battery? While working on these machines, were you properly grounded? When you swapped the processors, did you hit the CUDA button ONCE (reset the power manager)? - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
