On Dec 1, 2009, at 10:23 PM, Broos wrote: > 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
As far as i know, the memory modules probably wont work. I took the original 64MB RAM module from my B&W, put it in the Beige All-In-One, and all i got was the sound of breaking glass... I did find some other modules that work in it though. -- 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
