Bill Christensen wrote: > Hi folks, > > I've got a used-to-be-trustworthy Sawtooth which has recently > developed a number of problems. The IDE bus appears to be cooked so > I'm using a SATA card for that. I had a lot of trouble getting it > to start and ended up changing out the power supply. > > Now I find that it doesn't want to boot up if shut down completely > unless I press the CUDA switch. It'll do a restart fine, but not a > cold boot. > > I've currently got a 400hmz processor in it, but it previously had a > dual 500 and i'll probably switch it back if I can get it to start > reliably again. > > Any clues as to why I'd need to CUDA it every time?
A low or dead PRAM battery would be my first guess. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
