>>> >>> What do I try next? Could the hard drive be fried? Or something be knocked >>> loose when all those CDs were jammed inside? >> >> possible drive damage yes! >> did you try resetting pram after battery install? also make sure ram chip @ >> airport (if installed) are seated correctly >> charles
Kathy; ASSUMING its not drive damage or pram battery... (my first couple guesses)... to 'grasp at straws for another possibility: Agreeing with charles with a caveat: When the system's broke... be CAREFUL about trying to reseat chips and tinker with any more things than you absolutely can't avoid because you could 'mis-set' a ramchip on the way to fixing things... hiding a true fix of whatever is / was wrong in the first place. Take extreme caution to be positive that things are in fact perfectly placed if you can't avoid tampering with them. Having said that: I'd be tempted in your shoes... to throw a different hard drive in there just for kicks. Don't get in too big a hurry to put all the screws back in before you do a bit of testing to see if that brought it back to useful. Note that hard drive cables too can easily be 'not quite totally in'...so same caveat here as above. Don Don -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
