Re: Throwing in the towel (was Re: MDD G4 odd start/restart behavior)

[Richard Gerome]

I don't know if anyone talked about this or not? Is this a PC 9800? If it is it needs to have the rom flashed besides taping 3 and 11 pins...  -----Original Message----- From: frrob Sent: Dec 13, 2012 3:05 PM To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Throwing in the towel (was Re: MDD G4 odd start/restart behavior) Hello again! Well, I have given up on the 9800. I spent several hours again yesterday trying unsuccessfully to get the MDD to boot "normally". I finally removed *every* hard drive except the boot drive (OWC 115 GB SSD), and every PCI card. No joy. I replaced the PRAM battery - that didn't help either. I even remove the tape from pins 3 & 11. No help there either. In fact, I could only get the machine to boot without the flashing molex warning once. Out of some 20 attempts to start the machine, on all but one attempt, regardless of what I did, I got the flashing molex warning. I tested continuity on all the molex splitter leads, and all were OK. So, I'm guessing that there may be a defect in the card. Perhaps a cracked trace, or something. I will hang on to the card and see if it works if I ever get a G5. But for now I am back to the 9000. I've purchased a 9600 XT on eBay. Perhaps I will have better luck with that. Thanks again for all your suggestions. Rob J. On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 9:16:52 AM UTC-5, Alex Sciortino wrote: > > I may be wrong, but my old 9600 would work with a G4. The 9600 is from a > G5. The card is 8x but the Mac is 4x. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list Scars only tell us where we have been, they do not have to dictate where we are going... “Choose love and peace above all other options. Commit to the goal of unconditional love and compassion for all life, in all its expressions, and surrender all judgment to God. --- Dr. David R. Hawkins -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list