Hi folks, this is my first message to this group. Probably won't be my last since my primary computer is now a B&W G3. And that has something to do with how the problem with my trusty old Beige G3 desktop came about. Up until about a week ago it was my primary computer. It had a Radeon 9200 video card, ACARD ATA66 with main IDE drive attached, an XLR8 G4 zif at 630 MHz and a USB2.0 card and was running 10.4.11 happily. But then I found a rev.2 B&W at a surplus sale and couldn't pass it up for 5 dollars. It had a 12Gb drive and 128Mb RAM so I could fire it up and determine that it ran. I decided to move the goodies over to it from the Beige. There are enough spare parts left over that I should still be able to build the Beige into a runner with the ATI rage video card and 350MHz G3 zif and spare RAM from the B&W. But, now that I have opened the case and removed parts I can not get the Beige to turn on.
When I press the power button the PS fan comes on for about a second and then shuts down. That's it. I have tried leaving the battery out O/N and resetting the MB, I have put the original 266MHz zif back in, tried it with all the RAM modules it previously used, and without, and tried it with all PCI cards removed. Same thing. Did I accidentally fry the MB when I removed the cards? I now see a warning sticker on the top of the PS that says you must turn off the computer and wait 5 minutes before removing cards from the slots. I think I had actually had the computer off for more like a day when I removed the cards, but maybe my memory is faulty. I can't think of anything else I might have done to it. Anyone seen this failure more before? Broos -- 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
