Be sure and reset motherboard level PRAM. There is a small button, hold
it down for at least 20 seconds then try..
Jerry
On Dec 22, 2004, at 6:44 AM, PHIL BRADBURY wrote:
Tried suggestion from Clark Martin: "Open it up and disconnect the HD
then make sure the CD-ROM and motherboard connections are good. Then
try booting from CD-ROM. It that works then reconnect the HD and try
again."
No go. I'm at the end of my limited expertise. Does anyone know where
I might send the computer to find out what the problem might be and if
it is worth fixing?
Phil
At 1:08 PM -0800 12/20/04, Clark Martin wrote:
At 1:28 PM -0500 12/20/04, PHIL BRADBURY wrote:
I inherited a Bondi Blue slot loading iMac that will not start up
from either the CD-ROM drive or the hard drive. The Apple Hardware
diagnostics CD will not boot the computer, & I have no way to check
components. Monitor lights up but I get the blinking folder icon
w/question mark.
I hooked up a known good CD-ROM drive, and another hard drive, and
still no boot.
Any suggestions on the least expensive option for finding out what
is wrong and whether it's worthwhile to get it fixed?
Open it up and disconnect the HD then make sure the CD-ROM and
motherboard connections are good. Then try booting from CD-ROM. It
that works then reconnect the HD and try again.
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Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA
Macintosh / Internet Consulting
"I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"
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