On 22/8/04 2:49 pm, "Jim Dynes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I bought a 400 sl for $ 100.00 from work. It wouldn't boot & it had a > clanging sound so I figured a bad HD. I replaced the HD & the CD drive. It > has a dvd drive so I put that in my older one. Anyway, it sounds like it is > booting (by the sound of the HD) but the screen stays blank. > > I have tried booting off the hard drive & the CD drive and by the sounds > they make it sounds like it is booting just fine but no screen. > > I re-set the pmu still no results. > > Any suggestions? > > > Jim >
If you've replaced the hard disk and it sounds as if its booting, then you must have had a display when installing the OS. Did you install OSX, and if you did, did you update the firmware first? It should be at 4.19f. If not, installing OSX with old firmware can cause poor video, sometimes no video. This can be fixed by hooking up an external monitor to the iMac (you will then get a display), and then installing the firmware update. To do this you must have 9.1, 9.2.1 or 9.2.2 installed and running on the hard disk. Steve Bell -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
