Ok - I swapped video cards to another ATI 128 rage - had normal Tiger desktop in safe mode - shutdown to hook up USB/FW cables and now it starts up in the white firmware screen - looks to be current with 4.2.8 but it only allows 2 commands (mac boot and shut down) and on boot it is searching for a system 9 start-up folder - must say I haven't had a good working 9 partion in quite a while so have thrown in the original 9 system discs.
What is likely happening and what is best course of action back to 10.4 thanks > From: pdimage <[email protected]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:09:16 +0100 > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Agp Help > > > On 13/10/09 14:51, "Erik Hancock" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes - Sawtoowth "AGP" version - the current card with no signal is the >> ATI Rage - presumably the original version (DVI and VGA ) posts. >> >> Tried the pram reset and to boot off master disc - with no video - found >> original rage 128 card and will try that - would pressing PMU reset be worth >> trying ? >> >> Secondly - >> >> On radeon card I found the fan was fried - is if possible to replace fan >> (easily removed from heat sink) and have a good card or is it possible that >> the card fried with over heating? >> >> >> Thanks >> Erik >> > > It's very easy to replace the fan on a 9800 - just three screws and the > power connection - and a lot of the fans are interchangeable. The card may > survive overheating for a good while so it's worth trying another fan. > Entire heatsink and fan assembly is also easy to remove and refurbish with > fresh thermal transfer goop - usually just two plunge clips holding it on. > If you have another mac on lan and you think it's just the video you can > use vnc (chicken of the vnc is free) or remote desktop to view the screen of > the mac with no video to see what is happening... > > Pete > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
