I'm no kind of Mac expert. I have several ancient Macs that I am hoping to rehabilitate, and have had some success with (most of them work to some degree). Basically, we have Win and Linux here (I want to get Ubuntu on to some of the Macs when I can get to it).
Earlier this week I acquired my first imac, a Lime, 266 Mhz G3. Then I managed to get a matching keyboard/mouse. I plugged them all together, and powered up. I got the "chime". The power switch lit up amber. I waited. After a bit, the power switch went to green, and I got a raster, with an alternating Mac face and question mark. Since I had expected the software was messed up, this was not a surprise. I left the room to get an OS 8.5 CD and manual. When I returned, the switch was back to amber and the screen was dark, I tried to reboot, to no avail. I inserted the CD and tried to boot from it. Nothing. When the thing tries to start, I usually catch a momentary flicker at or near the CD drive. When I popped the 8.5 CD, I noticed that it had just spun down (was still rotating slightly). Pulled the plug, waited, replugged. Nothing. Mind you, I get the chime every time, but nothing else happens. I noticed that while I could power on via the keyboard, I could only power off on the front panel. I caught some Zs ... Today, I plugged the keyboard/mouse into a spare USB port on a peecee (Win2K), and it was detected, and it worked just fine. I plugged it back into the imac, but nothing had changed. I tried the caps lock key, which lit up nicely when attached to the w2k box and toggled. It did not light up. I spent 1/2 hour searching for a large paperclip, finally settled for an ordinary (#1 Gem) one, poked the reset hole. Got the chime. Nothing else. I can't think of anything else to try. What do I do next? Thanks for any help, Bill [Sexagenarian Boy Genius] Phillips People's Republic of Geekhaven, FASMA New Stuff @ Old Professor Bear's House o' Books: http://books.oldprofessorbear.com/ and http://www.WeCanFixYourOldPix.com/ !!! -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.361 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 2005-10-21 -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
