> 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.
> > 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. Hi Steve, I replaced the hard drive with one I had laying around that I know worked and already has OSX on it. When I first got it home I booted of Panther disk 1 and got an orange screen. Then after that I got nothing. I don't have an external monitor. I do have another 300 slot loader. Is there any way to use the monitor from one IMAC for another? Jim -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
