iMac 233 Rev A for sale...Mint condition. No kids have ever used it. 288 mb Ram. OS 9.2.2
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>(iMac List) > Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 19:05:03 EST > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>(iMac List) > Subject: iMac startup problem (rev A bondi) > > I'm having a problem with a friends old rev A bondi iMac and I was hoping > someone here might have experienced this one before... > > When I press the power key I get the normal startup chime, can hear the fan > and hard drive kick in, but then the whole thing powers itself off within a > few seconds, even before anything appears on screen. The power button lights > up yellow-orange at first, after the startup chime, then goes green for just > a second before the whole thing shuts down. No error beeps at all. > > If I press the power button again, nothing happens. I have to disconnect the > power cord for few minutes, then reconnect it, in order to get it to do the > same thing again. > > I've got the service manual (PDF) for it, and have read thru some of the > power-related troubleshooting sections, but I've never really taken on an > iMac before, much less used a volt meter to test components (though it > doesn't look to difficult), but I don't own one anyway. I'm not afraid of > taking any Mac apart, it's just that this is my first iMac take-apart, and I > know there are certain precautions that need to be taken if I get in near the > CRT, but I'm hoping I won't have to get in that far. I've opened it and > taken out the logic board/mass storage chassis, and have tried just about > everything that I think I can do there. > > Things I've done so far that haven't help at all: > > - swapped out the power cord, keyboard and mouse > - reset the PRAM with command-option-P-R > - remover PRAM battery for 10 minutes (actually overnight) > - replaced the PRAM battery > - pressed Cuda button > - removed add'l RAM 128mb module > - removed and reseated processor > - removed both the HD and CD drive > > Help! > Suggestions? > > Thanks, > Mike Ripca > > -- > The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- >> The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
