At 12:37 PM -0600 9/21/2009, nestamicky wrote: >On 9/20/2009 10:52 AM, Dan wrote: >> Bong good - that means the self-test has run successfully - the pmu, > > cpu, memory, buses, and video are basically functional. > >Dan, could I please differ with you here. Bong does not mean that the >buses are good. You may recall my PB 1.67. It bonged. But I've come now >to conclude, as suggested by Bruce and Kris, that the ata bus must be >dead.
The self-test is fairly limited. It's a 2 sec test, after all, not a 10 hr diagnostic. It checks to see that the buses are talking. It cannot check to see if the end peripheral buses are fully functional (able to pass data from peripherals) without loading drivers etc. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
