On Dec 3, 12:10 am, Bruce Godfrey <[email protected]> wrote:
> However, in my web surfing the topic today I realized that my attempt to > reset the MoBo was not done correctly. I did not hold down the cuda > button for a full 30-60 seconds. I have now pulled the battery, > disconnected the power cable, shorted across the battery contacts, > checked and found 3.6v in the battery, and am letting the computer sit > for 24 hours or so. I also verified that I did not displace the PS > choice jumper - still set for a Mac supply. > Sometime tomorrow I will do a long press of the cuda switch and try this > again. It may just be that your power supply died. Do you have an ATX power supply on hand which you could use for a test swap? I've had electronic components which were fine until I physically disturbed them, at which point they quit working because the power supply died--most notably VCRs, where I open them up and blow them clean and afterward the caps in the power supply give up. (Happily, Studio Sound Electronics sells VCR Power Supply repair kits. :-) ) The act of opening up the Beige, which involves rotating the power supply, may have jiggle something in an about-to-fail component. Jeff Walther -- 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
