Hi Bruce, The whole cable end is discolored, not just one wire. as I wrote above I I have reset it with the little button on the motherboard . I also went and bought a new pram battery with no luck (from Radioshack) thanks
On May 25, 11:07 am, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 25, 2011, at 9:27 AM, jacksongirl wrote: > > > Hi, > > I work for Habitat for Humanity and someone donated a sawtooth machine > > to us that has the plastic on the top and front, it came with a > > monitor and keyboard. > > I am wondering if someone could tell me what to do with it. > > The cord which is kind of clear is kind of red-brownish with looks to > > be kind of burnt, so I am thinking that the powersupply might be > > dead. > > Well there is a brownish wire in that cable, so that may not be an indicator. > > The most common cause of a Sawtooth not starting (especially after sitting a > while) is a dead PRAM battery. Look on the motherboard for a 1/2 AA sized > lithium 3.6V battery and replace it; Radio shack carries them. Before you put > in the new one, press the CUDA switch to reset the PRAM. > > <http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1939> > > If it still doesn't boot, then it may be the power supply > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
